This is not the first time that Mr Putin has chosen Siberia for a holiday. He last spent a weekend in the snowy taiga in March. AFP
In this undated pool photo released by the Kremlin Press Service via Sputnik on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin catches his trophy as he fishes during his and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu short vacation in early September, 2021 after his working visit to the Primorye and the Amur Region of the Russian Far East. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
After completing his working trip to Primorye and the Amur Region, Vladimir Putin stopped in Siberia for a few days. AFP
A collection of Russian President Vladimir Putin's Siberia holiday pictures was released by the Kremlin Press Service via Sputnik on September 26, 2021. AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in the taiga - In early September 2021, during his Siberia holiday. AFP
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin spent several days hiking and fishing in Siberia in early September. AFP
Several days after the trip, in the middle of September, Mr Putin announced he was going into self-isolation for 'a few days' after dozens of people in his entourage fell ill with Covid-19. AFP
Mr Putin had to cancel his trip to Tajikistan for a security summit as he had to go into isolation following the detection of Covid-19 positive cases in his entourage. AFP
President Vladimir Putin stops during a walk in the Siberian taiga. AFP
Mr Putin has cultivated a macho image, appealing to many Russians. AFP
This is not the first time that Mr Putin has chosen Siberia for a holiday. He last spent a weekend in the snowy taiga in March. AFP
In this undated pool photo released by the Kremlin Press Service via Sputnik on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin catches his trophy as he fishes during his and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu short vacation in early September, 2021 after his working visit to the Primorye and the Amur Region of the Russian Far East. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
After completing his working trip to Primorye and the Amur Region, Vladimir Putin stopped in Siberia for a few days. AFP
A collection of Russian President Vladimir Putin's Siberia holiday pictures was released by the Kremlin Press Service via Sputnik on September 26, 2021. AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in the taiga - In early September 2021, during his Siberia holiday. AFP
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin spent several days hiking and fishing in Siberia in early September. AFP
Several days after the trip, in the middle of September, Mr Putin announced he was going into self-isolation for 'a few days' after dozens of people in his entourage fell ill with Covid-19. AFP
Mr Putin had to cancel his trip to Tajikistan for a security summit as he had to go into isolation following the detection of Covid-19 positive cases in his entourage. AFP
President Vladimir Putin stops during a walk in the Siberian taiga. AFP
Mr Putin has cultivated a macho image, appealing to many Russians. AFP
This is not the first time that Mr Putin has chosen Siberia for a holiday. He last spent a weekend in the snowy taiga in March. AFP
