Putin Pockets Patriots Ring

Putin Pockets Patriots Ring
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The owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, is missing his 2005 Super Bowl ring, and the bauble appears to have been pocketed by President Putin of Russia.

That is the story that was being pieced together yesterday evening following a report in the Russian press and buzz from an e-mail. In that message, a consultant related details from a businessman who was present at a meeting last weekend between a group of American executives and the steely ex-KGB agent to talk about investment in Russia. According to the account contained in the e-mail and elaborated on to The New York Sun by several sources, Mr. Kraft made the mistake of pulling the diamond-encrusted, 14-karat, white-gold Super Bowl ring off his hand to give his host a closer look.------

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Not clear whether Mr.Kraft had intended to give it to him or not. I'll be interested to see how this turns out /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Well in this morning's paper Kraft says he intended it as a gift. The paper is still questioning that though. Value? "Way more than $15k"

From the Boston sports talk radio, yesterday morning, it was believed that Mr. Kraft only intended to let him try it on however it was advised that he then proclaim to call it a gift. So originally, no, the buzz is that it was not intended to be a gift.