Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stands at the wheel of a motorboat in southern Siberia's Tuva region, August 3, 2009. Putin, a judo black belt who has flown in a fighter aircraft and shot a Siberian tiger in the wild, plunged into the depths of Lake Baikal aboard a mini-submersible on Saturday in a mission that added a new dimension to his macho image. Picture taken August 3, 2009. [Agencies] ![Putin the macho](../../attachement/gif/site1/20090805/0013729e48090be3875f20.gif)
|