Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev holidayed together in a remote part of Russia’s Tuva republic recently.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev holidayed together in a remote part of Russia’s Tuva republic recently.
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Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) also joined Putin for part of the trip, during which the men explored the Sayano-Shushensky nature reserve.
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Putin caught a 21-kilogram pike while fishing in the Tokpak-Khol Lake. It reportedly took the Russian president three minutes to reel in the giant fish.
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Dmitry Medvedev pictured on holiday.
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Vladimir Putin pictured on holiday.
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Putin feeds deer in Russia’s republic of Tuva.
Not for the first time, Putin was pictured bare-chested.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, a keen photographer, captured several images of the republic of Tuva during the trip.
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The president’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Putin had met with Medvedev at the confluence of the River Yenisei with the River Urbun. “They spent more than 24 hours there, chatting, fishing, swimming together,” he said.
Peskov said Putin’s pike had been turned into fishcakes, which were “very good.” He added that Putin had spent the night in a yurt.
Vladimir Putin in the Sayano-Shushensky nature reserve.
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Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in the Sayano-Shushensky nature reserve.
