Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Moscow amid mounting tensions over Ukraine. The two sat at separate ends of a long oval table which is seen as a symbol of the standoff between the two leaders pic.twitter.com/jK5wH3fxqf

— TRT World (@trtworld) February 8, 2022

Will Putin and Macron do face painting after? #Ukraine #pointless #lipservice pic.twitter.com/hi9agrWzmZ

— Tarquin (@Tarquin_Helmet) February 7, 2022

Mac: "I think you have my coffee”
Put: " What?”
Mac: "YOU HAVE MY..
Put: "You need to speak up!"
Mac: "Forget it! Let's Talk about Ukrai..
Put: "you're mumbling"
Mac: "for gods sake GET A SMALLER TABLE"
Put: “CAN'T HEAR YOU!"
Mac: "such a child…"
Put "BWA HAHAA!"#putin #macron pic.twitter.com/UGbSif2pgq

— Stephen Hunter (@StephenJHunter1) February 7, 2022

Did someone in the Kremlin press office decide on the desired headline (polls apart, yawning chasm, wide gap etc) and then found a table to fit? #Putin
⁦@EmmanuelMacron⁩ pic.twitter.com/FroFb0HS8r — Jon Sopel (@BBCJonSopel) February 7, 2022

It’s almost as if Putin’s table is compensating for something… pic.twitter.com/OjMiMXBEGY

— Jens Tholstrup (@TholstrupJens) February 8, 2022

Macron: We need to talk about Ukraine
Putin: What?
Macron: I want to discuss Ukraine.
Putin : What?
Macron: I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT UKRAINE!!!
Putin: Oh! You do not like Chow Mein! Don't worry we are having steak for dinner. pic.twitter.com/JOdg90PSqo

— Jimmy Goodson (@JG41187) February 7, 2022

This table that Macron and Putin sat at in Moscow today is comically large. pic.twitter.com/pR4yce9u7j

— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) February 7, 2022

Putin's table is like twice as long as Charles Foster Kane's. Impressive. pic.twitter.com/a6O38tyJ8E — A.J. Jacobs (@ajjacobs) February 7, 2022