Putin’s Here

Friday's Editorial Cartoon   —   Posted on March 28, 2014

Question(s)

1. Which of the following is the true news story that is the basis for this cartoon?
a) as a result of Russia's involvement in Crimea, Ukraine, Russia was kicked out of the G8 this week by the other members
b) after being kicked out of the G8, Vladimir Putin drove a tank to the G7 summit and tried to force his way into the meeting
c) Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled the first-ever summit of the newly formed group of nations called the G-1 to be held in Sochi in June
d) all of the above

2. What was the G8? When did it become the G8? Why is it the G7 again?