14 Photos Of The Sensational (And Stylish) Putin-Bush Bromance

In case you missed it, present relations between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin–and more broadly, between the United States and Russia–are flimsier than balsa wood. This unpleasant reality is made that much more painful when we look back into the annals of the internet, and remind ourselves of an idyllic era when the heads of both countries not only got along well, but even dressed alike.

George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin’s friendship is the stuff of legend, beginning when Bush “gazed into [Vlad’s] eyes and saw his soul”. While we’re not sure when the movie will hit the Hallmark Channel, we do take comfort in knowing that current US-Russia relations are not set in stone. So Barack, why not order two mandarin collared suits and give peace a chance?

And…just for comparison’s sake. This is what we’re working with now: