Putin visits Seliger youth forum

During his visit to the Russian youth activists’ annual Seliger forum, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised to join them in a weight-loss programme and tried his hand at free rock climbing, without safety equipment. 

Mr Putin’s helicopter landed at Seliger and was received into a tight circle of young students and activists, who immediately took the prime minister on a guided tour of their camp.  They told him about the forum’s various areas of work, and showed him their current projects, which were in turn useful, interesting, or just for fun.