{
  "id": 13686824,
  "title": "A ‘Cold Fish’ Who ‘Never Made Eye Contact’ – Former UK PM on Putin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/a-cold-fish-who-never-made-eye-contact-former-uk-pm-on-putin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T09:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86724"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May recounted her interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in a recent interview. When asked about Putin, May asserted that \"once a KGB man, always a KGB man,\" highlighting his KGB background. She further described Putin as a \"completely cold fish\" who never made eye contact during meetings. During her tenure as Prime Minister, May noted that limited relations with Russia existed post-Salisbury poisoning, which was nearly certainly approved by the Russian state. She also referenced the killing of Alexander Litvinenko, a British-Russian defector, which she believed had always \"hanging over\" relations. Regarding Trump, May remarked that he was \"different\" in his second term compared to his first administration. She suggested this change was due to a period of introspection and new people surrounding him. Regarding the Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelensky, May criticized the treatment of Zelensky as if they were \"a TV show,\" stating that the cameras were present during the discussion.",
  "summary": "Speaking at the Henley Literature Festival this week, former UK Prime Minister Theresa May offered insight into her time as leader, describing Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “completely cold fish” who avoided eye contact at G20 meetings. In a special podcast interview, she contrasted US President Donald Trump’s first and second administrations, likening Oval Office diplomacy to a “TV…",
  "key_points": [
    "Former UK PM Theresa May met Putin and Trump.",
    "Described Putin as \"completely cold fish\" with no eye contact.",
    "Criticized Trump's Oval Office meeting with Zelensky as \"a TV show\"."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}