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Kneissl invited Putin to her wedding during his visit to Vienna in early June, surprising many at a time .
Putin arrived to the wedding carrying a bouquet of flowers, and accompanied by a troupe of Cossack singers to serenade the newlyweds, on a stopover on his way to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside Berlin.
Putin dances at Austrian minister's wedding, setting off alarm bells across Europe
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies that the Russian president spent about an hour at the wedding. Putin gave the newlyweds a cold press oil machine, a traditional Russian samovar and a landscape painting that "depicts the place where the groom hails from," according to Peskov.
Peskov said Putin said "quite a long toast in German in which he said he was thankful and happy that he got a chance to visit the hospitable Austria."
Putin attends wedding of Austrian foreign minister
Before leaving, Putin reportedly shouted the famous Russian wedding expression “gorko!” (bitter) to the newlyweds, a phrase used to get the bride and groom to kiss and make the day that much sweeter.
VIP guest Putin brings big bouquet of flowers, dances with Austrian FM at her wedding (PHOTOS)
Putin waltzes with Austrian Foreign Minister:
Putin speaks German fluently and he didn't need any interpreter.
Putin arrived to the wedding carrying a bouquet of flowers, and accompanied by a troupe of Cossack singers to serenade the newlyweds, on a stopover on his way to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside Berlin.
Putin dances at Austrian minister's wedding, setting off alarm bells across Europe
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies that the Russian president spent about an hour at the wedding. Putin gave the newlyweds a cold press oil machine, a traditional Russian samovar and a landscape painting that "depicts the place where the groom hails from," according to Peskov.
Peskov said Putin said "quite a long toast in German in which he said he was thankful and happy that he got a chance to visit the hospitable Austria."
Putin attends wedding of Austrian foreign minister
Before leaving, Putin reportedly shouted the famous Russian wedding expression “gorko!” (bitter) to the newlyweds, a phrase used to get the bride and groom to kiss and make the day that much sweeter.
VIP guest Putin brings big bouquet of flowers, dances with Austrian FM at her wedding (PHOTOS)
Putin waltzes with Austrian Foreign Minister:
Putin speaks German fluently and he didn't need any interpreter.
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