SadPole, don't know about Obama (personally I think that he want to, but they just forbid him), but Putin not only flew Su-27, Tu-160 and Be-200, but also dropped a load on later
I am dreaming of a day when most Poles and Russians will be able to see our politicians as clowns the same way many Americans and Brits see their politicians. When I lived in the US, there were several months of debates on every channel whether Bush was a complete idiot or only pretended to be one.
See here
That's why I say it is so important that we have professional people (soldiers, pilots, experts) who run things independently of the clown in charge. Now we still don't.