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Sanctions? What Sanctions! President Putin Goes Fishing

Vladimir Putin relaxing on vacation, Tyva Republic, August 5, 2017 Kremlin Press Service
Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu fishing in a mountain lake, Tyva Republic, August 5, 2017 Kremlin Press Service
Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu hiking through the mountains, Tyva Republic, August 5, 2017 Kremlin Press Service
Vladimir Putin fishing, Tyva Republic, August 5, 2017 Kremlin Press Service
Viktor Zimin and Vladimir Putin fishing in a mountain lake, Tyva Republic, August 5, 2017 Kremlin Press Service
Vladimir Putin shows off his catch. Kremlin Press Service
"How big was the fish? This big!" Kremlin Press Service
Vladimir Putin spearfishing, Tyva Republic, August 5, 2017 Kremlin Press Service

The world may have been buzzing about new sanctions against Russia, but Russia's President Vladimir Putin looked relaxed and unperturbed on a well-photographed fishing trip in the republic of Tyva over the weekend. He was joined by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Sholban Kara-ool, head of the Republic of Tyva, and Viktor Zimin, head of the Republic of Khakassia. 

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