Well, yes. Russian president Vladimir Putin switched to using extraordinary long tables in a bid to follow the international Covid-19 protocol of social distancing - 1.5 meters by WHO or thereabouts.

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The idea succeeds or fails based on human nature. Imagine going to a restaurant, where you could just pay what you could afford or felt like. Or what you thought the meal was worth. Idealistic ...

The infamous long tables at which Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on taking his meetings was an unconventional anti-COVID-19 measure, The New York Times reported. The table ensured that ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poked fun at Russian President Vladimir Putin's affinity for meeting with foreign leaders and Russian officials at incredibly long tables during an interview ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin sat across from France’s Emmanuel Macron at the now-famous table last week – Copyright AFP/File Yasuyoshi CHIBA White, glistening ...

MOSCOW -- Russia says French President Emanuel Macron was made to sit at the opposite end of a long table for his talks earlier this week with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin due to his refusal to ...

Food for thought: The Long Table in Stroud, which opened in 2018, has a unique way of doing things (Hatty Francis Bell) One lunchtime in January 2023, Laura Cammish was joined at The Long Table by ...