Russian president Vladimir Putin has had 35 phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel so far this year - more than three times the number of calls he has had with US president Barack Obama, and six times the number of phone conversations he’s had with UK PM David Cameron

Inspired by Reddit user nyshtick’s map of every phone call US president Barack Obama has made in 2014, here are all the phone conversations Russian president Vladimir Putin has had with world leaders so far this year.

According to the Kremlin, Putin has had 35 phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel so far this year - more than three times the number of calls he has had with President Barack Obama, and six times the number of phone conversations he’s had with UK PM David Cameron. Both Putin’s close neighbours, Nazarbayev and Lukashenko, had more phone time with the Russian president than Cameron. Somewhat surprisingly, Putin has had the same number of phone calls with French President François Hollande than with President Obama and PM Cameron combined.



Interestingly, Chancellor Merkel is also the world leader President Obama has been on the phone with most so far in 2014.

Who says Europe’s influence in the world is diminishing?