Putin celebrates his 62nd birthday

As reported in 'The Japan News' : The Associated Press A shirt with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday

The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating his 62nd birthday in the wilderness of Siberia as supporters from across Russia create tributes in his honor. Putin celebrated his birthday Tuesday in the Siberian forest some “300-400 kilometers from the nearest populated area,” his press secretary told Russian news media. In Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, thousands carried a 600-meter-long Russian flag through the streets. Others dressed in the red, white and blue of the Russian tricolor walked through the streets as an enormous human flag, many of them holding portraits of the Russian leader over their heads. Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya’s president, wrote on his official Instagram account that there were 100,000 participants. Russian news websites published photographs from a one-day exhibition in Moscow titled “The 12 Labors of Vladimir Putin,” in which Putin is depicted as Hercules.Speech