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Vladimir Putin has been bolstering
his action man image - this time
with a display of scuba diving.
His latest pre-election photo
opportunity took place at an ancient
Greek Black Sea archaeology site. Broadcast across Russia, footage of
the high-profile publicity event
showed the wetsuit-clad prime
minister on the Taman Peninsula in the
Krasnodar region. In only his third-ever dive, Mr Putin
swam to the bottom of the lake and
brought up two ancient ceramic
containers. Underwater pictures showed the
Russian premier uncovering two
sixth-century Greek urns in front of
the camera. Putin cultivated an action-man image
during his eight-year presidency. He is still celebrated by the state media
despite handing over the presidency
to ally Dmitry Medvedev. Since becoming prime minister, Mr
Putin has continued to perform in a
series of high-profile stunts, fuelling
speculation that he plans to run for
president in next years election. Last summer, he was pictured stripped
to the waist on horseback. In a November photo shoot, he posed
in camouflage gear and sunglasses as
he showed his hunting prowess in
Siberia's Tuva region. He was also pictured shooting a grey whale with a special dart to collect skin samples earlier this year.
his action man image - this time
with a display of scuba diving.
His latest pre-election photo
opportunity took place at an ancient
Greek Black Sea archaeology site. Broadcast across Russia, footage of
the high-profile publicity event
showed the wetsuit-clad prime
minister on the Taman Peninsula in the
Krasnodar region. In only his third-ever dive, Mr Putin
swam to the bottom of the lake and
brought up two ancient ceramic
containers. Underwater pictures showed the
Russian premier uncovering two
sixth-century Greek urns in front of
the camera. Putin cultivated an action-man image
during his eight-year presidency. He is still celebrated by the state media
despite handing over the presidency
to ally Dmitry Medvedev. Since becoming prime minister, Mr
Putin has continued to perform in a
series of high-profile stunts, fuelling
speculation that he plans to run for
president in next years election. Last summer, he was pictured stripped
to the waist on horseback. In a November photo shoot, he posed
in camouflage gear and sunglasses as
he showed his hunting prowess in
Siberia's Tuva region. He was also pictured shooting a grey whale with a special dart to collect skin samples earlier this year.
