New French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared in a peculiar state of mind at a press conference following the G8 summit in Germany.

Footage of the conference, which allegedly was not broadcast in France, was instead broadcast by Belgian TV channel RTBF and eventually landed on YouTube. The anchor says the French head of state drank only water during his talks with Putin apparently.

The meeting did not take place at any of the select restaurants in Heiligendamm, the venue of the G8 meeting last week, but at a conference hall especially reserved for the bilateral meetings of the summit.

First part of Sarkozy’s press conference as broadcast by RTBF

The second part of the conference:

Non Sarkozy n'etait pas Ivre- Resume discussion Poutine

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