Russia’s president spear-fishes in camouflage wetsuit, pilot a powerboat and catches some rays on Siberian holidayRussia’s President Vladimir Putin, who loves to cultivate a virile man-of-action image, was shown on Russian TV on Saturday spear-fishing in a camouflage wetsuit, piloting a powerboat and catching some rays while on a Siberian holiday. These latest images, provided by the Kremlin, captured his two-day stay in the remote Tuva area of southern Siberia. The images broadcast on public television, which insisted on “the physical fitness of the president”, show Putin catching a pike in a camouflage wetsuit or sunning his bare torso with defence minister Sergei Shoigu, who is from the region. Putin’s previous made-for-TV exploits, however, have not been without controversy. Peskov admitted several months later that the scene had been staged.

Source: The Guardian August 06, 2017 00:45 UTC