Putin flies with the birds
The New York Times explains:
'Vladimir V. Putin is the unquestioned supreme leader of Russia, known for his icy stare and steely ways. But now Mr. Putin has taken on a new, perhaps more tender, leadership role. He has guided a flock of birds â?? through the air.Russiaâ??s president piloted a motorized hang glider over an Arctic wilderness while leading six endangered Siberian cranes toward their winter habitat, as part of an operation called â??The Flight of Hope,â? his press office confirmed Wednesday.
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