I'm curious whether or not Putin speaks sufficient English to communicate with Trump?

[Frustratedlady]

He doesn't always have a translator with him and there are plenty of photos of the two of them talking to each other. Has Putin let it be known he speaks English or does he hide that fact? I should think he'd have a basic knowledge of English when he has reportedly worked closely with various English-speaking Americans. He might not let that be known so he can interpret conversations without the participants' knowledge. That would be an asset.

Since Trump' vocabulary isn't very large, Putin wouldn't need to expend much energy to catch up to his level.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. It has been known for some time,

Putin most likely has a better English vocabulary Trump.

[ornotna]

2. I'm curious whether Trump speaks adequate English to speak to any world leader.

But hey! Only three more years to go!

[eppur_se_muova]

24. Straight to the point !

[Faux pas]

30. Lol

you stole my answer!

[cwydro]

33. Ha!

Spot on!

[Ilsa]

3. I think he pretends to need a translator

to gain an advantage in case someone slips up, assuming no one is available to translate for putin.

[Frustratedlady]

5. That was my thought as well.

I had never heard if he did or didn't speak fluent English. But, after watching the two of then having a deep conversation at a fairly recent dinner, I was curious. It would be hard to keep anything secret with a translator onboard.

[Ilsa]

13. I would imagine mostkgb/ ex-kgb spies would

Know either english or mandarin or another popularly spoken language.

[JI7]

4. Seems like it would be useful for kgb and there is video of putin

speaking english

[Frustratedlady]

6. Hmmm! I've never seen that.

[JI7]

15. Video of Putin Speaking English

he does use translator sometimes but you can see he is able to speak it well enough to have a conversation.

[msongs]

17. his voice is so low ya cant tell what language he is speaking nt

[Frustratedlady]

31. That looks like a voiceover. It may be his voice, but watch his lips. eom

[EL34x4]

7. Putin speaks English fluently.

There are several videos on YouTube of him speaking English.

[pangaia]

23. Yes. Pretty well known.

[SHRED]

8. A good agent never reveals

[Maeve]

9. He's more fluent in English than tRump is eom

[herding cats]

10. I've read Putin is fluent in German and English.

There are even reports of him correcting his translators.

[Irish_Dem]

26. So he doesn't really need translators. They serve another purpose. nt

[Sunlei]

35. back in his KGB days he was so fluent in German he was a translator for KGB.

In 1975, Putin joined the KGB, and trained at the 401st KGB school in Okhta, Leningrad.[21][35] After training, he worked in the Second Chief Directorate (counter-intelligence), before he was transferred to the First Chief Directorate, where he monitored foreigners and consular officials in Leningrad.[21][36][37] From 1985 to 1990, he served in Dresden, East Germany,[38] using a cover identity as a translator.[39] According to Putin's biographer Masha Gessen, "Putin and his colleagues were reduced mainly to collecting press clippings, thus contributing to the mountains of useless information produced by the KGB."[39] According to Putin's official biography, during the fall of the Berlin Wall that began on 9 November 1989, he burned KGB files to prevent demonstrators from obtaining them.[40]

ref wiki

Understanding what is said to him in English & processing what was said- is one of Trumps problems.

[ryan_cats]

11. Makes sense

[CentralMass]

12. He speaks $$.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

14. Putin speaks english

Most European politicians can, they just don't do so in public for political reasons. Emmanuel Macron's willingness to conduct business in English goes against French protocol.

[davsand]

16. The language of LOVE!

[unblock]

21. The language of love of money, more likely....

[cwydro]

34. Ah here we go again.

Sigh.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

18. "Putin speaks sufficient English to communicate with Trump"?

I imagine a 4th grade level vocabulary is quite sufficient.

[MFM008]

19. Oh BELIEVE me

Pooty speaks better English than maggot.

[jberryhill]

20. Trump understands English? I want what youre smoking

[Adrahil]

22. Putin was a KGB agent

His english is perfect.

[MineralMan]

25. Putin has a fairly good grasp of English.

Like most people in positions like his, though, if he has something to say on the record, he speaks Russian and uses an interpreter. That prevents misunderstandings due to language errors.

For most conversations, though, he can speak English well enough to get along OK.

I've heard him speak English. He's not fluent, but is conversationally competent.

In Russian, however, he is quite well-spoken and even erudite.

[delisen]

28. Aso he sings "Blueberry Hill" in English fairly well.

[Frustratedlady]

32. Suppose he ever got his thrill on Blueberry Hill?

May be the only time he smiles.

[DetlefK]

27. Putin is a former KGB-agent. He's fluent in russian, english and german. At minimum.

He was stationed in East-Germany.

[Pope George Ringo II]

29. If nothing else, letting a translator do the job allows more time for thinking

He's got a little more time to consider what he says before he has to actually open his mouth. I know we're not blessed with that commodity at the moment, but I trust we all do remember what it's like to have a leader who thinks before speaking.

[doc03]

36. I'm curious to know if Trump knows enough English to

communicate with Putin.