Putin Reveals Which Politician Has Most Greatly Influenced His Views
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201706171054730076-putin-politician-influenced-his-views/
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl had greatly influenced his understanding of politics. The Russian leader also expressed condolences to the German government following the German politician's death.
Helmut Kohl, who served as the Federal Republic of Germany's chancellor between 1982 and 1998, passed away on Friday. He died in his house in western German city of Ludwigshafen.
"I have known him since the beginning of the 1990s. I was there when he was speaking with the then-mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak. He invited him to his residence — the German government was then in Bonn. We met several times and our first conversation made a very strong impression on me, a very strong one," Putin told journalists.
Putin's Family Values
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjWYmBF2T94
Under Vladimir Putin's government, Russian families are being rewarded for displaying ‘orthodox’ values, including one family that has 18 children.