Maybe they were shaking hands over the telephone. Or maybe they didn't want to publish the one were Obama was groping her.
Oh wait. That's not Obama!
<img src=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/static/img/upload/2013/05/08/shake.jpg width=300 height=312>
But I did find a picture of Obama horseback riding with Putin.
<img src=http://sixmeatbuffet.com/images/obama_protocol11.jpg>