Obama And Putin Dine Together And Raise Their Glasses For A Toast To…?

President Barack Obama and Russian President President Vladimir Putin, right, attend a luncheon hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at United Nations headquarters. ... President Barack Obama and Russian President President Vladimir Putin, right, attend a luncheon hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS
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One might wonder what President Obama and Russia President Vladimir Putin might toast to — and photographs of an exchange on Monday between the two leaders only fueled curiosity.

Obama and Putin appeared to put their differences aside at a luncheon for the United Nations General Assembly — and raised their glasses for a toast. But, the above photograph doesn’t seem to capture the joyous occasion.

Here’s a photograph from a slightly different angle that was shared by CNN correspondent Jim Sciutto on social media:

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