A week after telling the U.S. to shed its embassy staff in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has shed his shirt and braved the cold waters on a spearfishing vacation in southern Siberia's mountains. Footage released Saturday by Russian state television showed Putin steering an inflatable boat and fishing bare-chested with a rod in a mountain lake, accompanied by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other officials. Related Image Expand / CollapseIt also showed Putin fishing underwater with a spear gun. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president spent two hours hunting a pike before finally getting it. Putin has frequently engaged in action stunts since taking the helm in 2000, flying combat jets, riding horses and fishing bare-chested.

Source: Fox News August 05, 2017 11:45 UTC