Photos of President Putin fishing, boating and spending the night on vacation in Siberia

During their vacation in Siberia, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spent the night in the taiga. After fishing in a boat and catching a northern pike, the two Russian leaders returned to their tent in the middle of the forest, according to the "Rossiya-24" TV channel.

Image of Mr. Putin fishing in Siberia.

What impressed Mr. Putin in the taiga forest?

What impressed Russian President Vladimir Putin while relaxing in the taiga were the red deer. Mr. Putin joked that if these deer competed in the Olympics, they would be unrivaled.

"The huge deer were very simple. I have never seen such animals... They almost knocked us down. And the huge animal was running as fast as the wind... If it were shown at the Olympic Games, no one would be able to match it," Mr. Putin exclaimed.

The unusual fireplace

When viewing the President's tent, Mr. Shoigu assessed that it was very "decent." The Russian President joked that the large area where he sleeps is related to the quality of his work.

"We need to work better," Mr Putin urged, and the politicians laughed.

Mr. Putin in Siberia.

At the same time, the Minister of Defense noted the unusual shape of the fireplace placed in the President's tent.

"It's very warm, you're laughing in vain. It's heating up, look," "tent owner" Putin praised his heater.

In Mr Shoigu's opinion, "sitting and thinking by a warm fire is a good idea". The video shows the stove, an infrared heater, decorated in an unusual way.

The Fate of the Northern Pike

According to the Kremlin story, the fish that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu caught during their September vacation turned into a delicious fish soup that energized them for the picnic.