How strange…apparently on a visit to the Kremlin, Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, had his Super Bowl ring stolen by Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, and when he tried to get the white house to intervene upon his return to the US, he was told to act like the ring was a gift to improve US/Russian relations.
How bizarre!
Putin’s a jerk, but I’m pretty sceptical he goes around bullying random people out of their baubles. Plus, it doesn’t help his credibility that Kraft seems to think the USSR is still a thing, with his concern about US-Soviet relations and KGB agents.
I think Kraft had one to many at whatever fundraiser he was at and started making stuff up to entertain his listeners.
Maybe. And I know this is the bleacher report. But what if this were true? It’s pretty funny either way.
This story is gaining some wheels. It’s now on CNN with Putin denying he stole the ring and that it was a gift. So the ring is in Russia.
It’s not like they can’t just make him another, surely?
This happened in 2005? And seven or so years later, Mr. Kraft wants to complain?
This seems to be a rather odd thing to be a news story.
Man, everyone’s asking Putin for their rings back lately.
But in the Kremilin with other State gifts, not in Putin’s personal possession. I think Kraft is lying.
No, it’s only in the news now because CNN heard about it. Kraft has been saying this for years, so it’s old news to Pats fans.
Maybe Kraft is seeding an idea for a new Tom Cruise movie, Mission Impossible V: Ring Around The Kremilin.
I don’t think they can, no. I’m pretty sure all the molds for championship rings get destroyed, to reduce chances of someone making a counterfeit.
Man, this story has everything- a cold-hearted ruler who has overseen one of the world’s greatest and most successful spy forces, plus Vladimir Putin!
Who gets to keep the ring depends on who broke off the engagement.
Regards,
Shodan
I know nothing of Kraft or really football in general. But it sounds weird to me that you’d just give Putin a $25,000 ring. Much less one with the added value of being a Super Bowl ring. How does that even come up? “Hey, I like the way you stare icily… have my ring!”?
On the other hand the whole “Can I have it back?” “Have what back?” “My ring” “You never gave me a ring…” thing sounds farcical as well. I’m sure I’ve seen that in cartoons.
At least he didn’t have to answer three riddles to get it away from him.
John Oliver just did a bit on this tonight plus here is the story in the Guardian from the 17th where Putin offers to replace the ring though still denying the story. However the closing paragraph curiously states: