Beset by setbacks in Ukraine and rising clamour towards his particular military operation at dwelling, Putin could have discovered some cheer when his Belarusian president and shut ally Alexander Lukashenko gave him a considerate birthday present a tractor. According to media stories, Lukashenko introduced the Russian president with a present certificates for a Belarusian-made tractor when the two leaders met on the Konstantin Palace in Putins dwelling metropolis of St Petersburg on Friday.
Lukashenko, who has dominated Belarus with an iron fist since 1994, later instructed reporters that he used the identical mannequin of tractor in his personal backyard.
Interestingly, within the preliminary section of the Russia-Ukraine struggle, tractors emerged as an emblem of Ukrainian resistance, with movies of them dragging Russian tanks going viral on social media.
While Putin’s rapid response to the bizarre present was not recognized, the Russian chief has an extended affiliation with tractors and has been photographed with them on a number of events over time.
In 2018, Putin took a simulated tractor trip at a manufacturing unit within the Russian metropolis of Rostov-on-Don, reported the BBC. Before that, he was snapped on the wheel of a tractor in Tambov in 2010. At a commerce honest in Hanover in 2005, the Russian premier went on a quick joyride aboard the piece of agricultural equipment with then German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder.
Apart from the tractor, Putin obtained lavish presents from allies and heads of pleasant states. Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon reportedly gifted mountains of melons to have a good time the Russian leaders large day.
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