Vladimir Putin has gone spearfishing in southern Siberia’s mountains, the latest stunt for the action man and adventure-loving Russian president.
Footage released on Saturday by Russian state television stations showed Mr Putin steering an inflatable boat and fishing bare-chested with a rod in a mountain lake, accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and other officials.
(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
It also showed Mr Putin fishing underwater with a spear gun.
His spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president spent two hours hunting a pike before finally getting it during Wednesday’s trip.
(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Mr Putin has frequently engaged in action stunts since taking the helm in 2000, flying combat jets, riding horses and fishing bare-chested.
He also accompanied a flock of cranes on a hang glider, shot a tiger with a tranquiliser gun and released leopards into a wildlife sanctuary.
(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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