Images show President Putin fishing, boating, and spending the night during his vacation in Siberia.

During their vacation in Siberia, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spent the night in the taiga forest. After boating and fishing and encountering a northern pike, the two Russian leaders returned to their tent in the forest, according to a report on the "Rossiya-24" television channel.

The image shows Putin fishing in Siberia.

What impressed Putin most about the taiga forest?

What impressed Russian President Vladimir Putin while he was relaxing in the taiga forest were the red deer. Putin joked that if these deer competed in the Olympic Games, they would be unbeatable.

"The deer were so simple. I've never seen animals like that… They almost knocked us down. And the huge animal galloped as fast as the wind… If it were to perform at the Olympic Games, nobody could compare," Putin exclaimed.

The unusual fireplace

Upon inspecting the President's tent, Shoigu remarked that it was "very neat." The Russian President, however, joked that the large sleeping area reflected the quality of his work.

"We need to do a better job," Putin urged, after which the politicians all laughed.

Putin is in Siberia.

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

"It's really warm, you're wasting your time laughing. It's getting hotter, look," "tent owner" Putin praised his fireplace.

According to Shoigu, "sitting and contemplating by a warm fire is a good idea." The video shows the stove, an infrared heating device, decorated in an unusual way.

The fate of the northern pike

According to an account from the Kremlin, 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 their picnic.