RT Exclusive: Larry King on Putin’s ’it’ factor

Russian PM Vladimir Putin was one of the last guests that broadcasting legend Larry King interviewed during the course of his extraordinary career -- and Larry told RT he was very impressed with the force of Putin’s personality and charisma. “I had an affinity with him“, King told RT. “You try to get that with a lot of guests, but I really had it with has qualities that have nothing to do with change a room.“ The legendary TV host also said that he was not in the least surprised to hear Putin will be running for president in the 2012 election. “There are certain lives that you can’t leave“, said King, “and the political life is one of those. When you talk to a political leader who is either out of office, or not in a position of great power, you miss that power -- it’s an aphrodisiac.“ The CNN anchor also spoke at length about what had impressed him about Vladimir Putin back in 2000, saying that even his crew liked him when they film