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Vladimir Putin PHOTO: Reuters
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Russian President Vladimir Putin watches German television to keep his spoken German up to standard. This was stated today by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, DPA reported.
“He watches German TV channels. He also watches TV channels in English. Not every day, but several times a week he also practices in English. These are short but regular lessons,” Peskov told Arguments and Facts. Peskov also clarified that Putin also reads newspapers.
Vladimir Putin lived in the eastern German city of Dresden for many years when he was part of communist East Germany, and Putin himself was an officer in the Russian secret service. It was there that he improved his German language, BTA reported.
“Putin’s favorite hobby is reading, especially historical literature and memoirs. Of course, there are pets in the president’s life,” Peskov told Putin. He said these pets were kept out of the public eye. Peskov added that he had never seen a cat in the presidential home.
According to Peskov, Putin does not maintain close contact with any current politician now, as he did with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. “The president had friendly meetings with them in various formats,” Peskov added.
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