MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday joked with a schoolboy that Russia’s borders “don’t end anywhere”.
Putin was speaking at a televised awards ceremony held by the Russian Geographical Society.
On stage Putin questioned Miroslav Oskirko, a nine-year-old prodigy who said he knew the borders of every country in the world.
Putin asked the boy where Russia’s borders ended, with Oskirko saying “Russia’s borders end at the Bering Strait with the United States”.
Hugging the boy by the shoulder, Putin corrected him: “Russia’s borders don’t end anywhere,” before adding: “That is a joke.”
His remarks prompted laughter in the audience, which included Defence Minister Sergei …read more
Source: theSun
