GW Bush didn't know who his waiter was at 2006 dinner with Putin

Former President George W. Bush said he was shocked to see photographs of himself being served dinner by Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin during a G-8 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2006, The Washington Post reported.

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Photographs emerged that show Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, attending a dinner with Putin and his then-wife, Lyudmila, in 2006. Prigozhin is seen leaning close to Bush’s shoulder while holding out a bottle.

Bush said he didn’t remember the encounter at the G-8 summit until recently, but he added, “All I know is I survived.”

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