Ten years ago [ca. 2005] a Russian diplomat told me: "In our government, there is only one man who still believes that Russo-American partnership is possible, and worth aiming for. Because that man is Vladimir Putin, the rest of us follow. But if Putin would ever lose his interest in America, our policies would change overnight."
- Lev Alburt
That symbolic soccer ball. But of what it symbolized? Who knows?
Some theorized that the soccer ball might have contained a flash drive full of interesting stuff.
I remember that. There were several theories. Always left wondering. So many different angles to consider. Reset buttons and soccer balls.
..."a riddle wrapped in an enigma"...