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Putin Chills In Siberia — Media Outlets Propagate Through Memes

Davis Richardson Freelance Writer
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Russian President Vladimir Putin took time off from fielding questions about hacking the American election to vacation in southern Siberia. On his first R&R visit to the region, Putin enjoyed swimming, fishing, sunbathing, and quadricycle mountain rides.

“He chased a pike for two hours before eventually hitting it,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agency TASS Saturday, referencing an underwater dive. “It was a very brief, but very eventful trip.”

To maintain his brand, Putin had a photographer follow him while spearfishing in a diving suit and snorkeling mask. There’s also video footage shot with a GroPro and drones, which the Kremlin will release on Monday through its website and state-sponsored television networks.

In the meantime, Twitter is having a field-day captaining the photos with snarky headlines that add to the ruler’s rugged mythology.