# Putin Swipes Kraft's Super Bowl Ring **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 29, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380 "2005-06-29T16:18:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380/1 "2005-06-29T16:18:27Z")
So, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft goes to a meeting in the former Soviet Union and meets Vladimir Putin. [The story](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8402895/) is a bit unclear, but it seems that it went like this: Kraft: “Hiya Vlad…check it out, like my Super Bowl ring?” Putin: “Hey, nice!” \ > [@](#): > > Following a meeting of American business executives and Putin at Konstantinovsky Palace near St. Petersburg on Saturday, Kraft showed the ring to Putin — who tried it on, put it in his pocket and left, said Russian news reports. I gotta wonder how far Putin would’ve made it if Kraft has been traveling with the Pats’ D-Line… ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380/2 "2005-06-29T16:34:32Z")
Dude. That’s almost beyond belief. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380/3 "2005-06-29T16:42:43Z")
Something was lost in translation here – I have a feeling Kraft took it off to show Putin, who thought he was offering it as a gift. Can’t load the MSNBC page right now, though, so maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380/4 "2005-06-29T17:13:46Z")
Intentional or not, I somehow doubt that Kraft is ever getting that ring back. Well, he’s got a story to tell, regardless. And he can always visit the ring in the museum whenever he’s next in Russia. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380/5 "2005-06-29T19:39:46Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > I gotta wonder how far Putin would’ve made it if Kraft has been traveling with the Pats’ D-Line… Are they bullet proof? Regardless, it’s a great addition to the Kremlin Library. I hope to see it one day. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380/6 "2005-06-29T21:20:12Z")
Latest [news](http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8402895/) indicates yes, indeed, it was a gift. Too bad. We were having so much [fun](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323339). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380/7 "2005-06-30T02:48:53Z")
"My Preciousssss! We Hates Putin! We Hates Putin Forever!!" ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-swipes-krafts-super-bowl-ring/310380/8 "2005-07-02T22:59:37Z")
I was wondering . . . if Putin admired the ring, would it be a good idea for Kraft to fold his fingers into a loose fist, thereby displaying the ring while holding it securely thereby sidestepping Putin getting the ring in the first place? Cause that’s what I’d do.