Putin's art of the photo op

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rides a horse in southern Siberia's Tuva region August 3, 2009.  RIA Nomore

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes a dip in the water during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations at lake Seligemore

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a judo training session at Top Athletic School in St. Petersburmore

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin swims in a lake in southern Siberia's Tuva region August 3, 2009.   RIAmore

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a five-year-old tiger's head as scientists put on a collar with amore

Russian President Vladimir Putin stands with a gun at a shooting gallery in the new GRU military intelligence more

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen through the glass of C-Explorer 5 submersible after a dive to see thmore

Russian President Vladimir Putin flies in a motorized deltaplane at Yamalo-Nenets district September 5, 2012. more

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) play an ice hockey game at more

Russia's President Vladimir Putin poses for a picture as he fishes in the Krasnoyarsk territory in the Siberiamore

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sits in a car from the Renault Formula One team before test driving it more

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stands next to a horse during his working visit to the Siberian Khakasimore

A video grab shows Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looking through the porthole of the "Mir-2" mini-submore

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin feeds a Beluga whale named Dasha as he visits Chkalov island, 440 milesmore

Russia's President Vladimir Putin fishes in Tyva Republic in the Siberian Federal District July 20, 2013. Alexmore

Russian President Vladimir Putin exercises in a gym at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia, Amore

Russian Prime Minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin takes aim with a model assault rifle at an electronimore

Russian President Vladimir Putin swims holding a fish he caught during the hunting and fishing trip which tookmore

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) takes part in a training session for young ice hockey players beformore

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen during his vacation in Sayano-Shushensky nature reserve in the Repubmore

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during a holiday in the Siberian taiga, Russia March 21, 2021.  Sputnimore

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the cave of Arctic Pilots Glacier in Alexandra Land in remote Arctic imore

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Kramore

Russia's President Vladimir Putin lies on the snow during a walk with dogs in Moscow Region, March 24, 2013. Pmore

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks at a crane as he sits in a motorised deltaplane at Yamalo-Nenets distrimore

Russian President Vladimir Putin drives a quad bike as he visits a reserve for Przewalski's horses outside Oremore

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin feeds a young elk at the national park 'Losiny Ostrov' (Elk Island) in nmore

Vladimir Putin assists in polar bear research during his visit to Alexandra Land on Franz Josef Land in the famore

Vladimir Putin shakes hands with a walrus during his visit to the Primorsky Aquarium, on the Russky Island in more

Vladimir Putin shows a tiger cub to journalists at his Novo Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow October 9, 2008.more

Vladimir Putin visits an agricultural exhibition at Russia's Exhibition Centre in Moscow October 11, 2008. RImore

Vladimir Putin takes part in an expedition to Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Preserve to inspect the snow leopard's more

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during his holiday in the Siberian taiga, Russia October 7, 2019.  Spmore

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fires darts with a crossbow at an endangered grey whale from a motorboamore

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (C) rides a Harley Davidson Lehman Trike as he arrives for a meeting wimore