Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his security forces to be wary of foreign-funded sabotage in Russia-annexed Crimea.

“83 metres is a pretty substantial depth”, Putin said in a televised press conference following his dive to the wreck.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media in Sevastopol, …

Vladimir Putin makes no secret about his love of the outdoors, often seen shirtless in the wilderness while fishing or hunting. “And I love when people love me”, Jones replied.

Putin, who has a black belt in judo, has previously hung out with a number of entertainment stars, including US actor Steven Seagal and Hollywoods Jean-Claude Van Damme.

The two last spoke face-to-face briefly in November, and Putin has paid no official visits to the United States since returning to the Kremlin for a third term in mid-2012. It has since stepped them up, blaming Moscow for driving a pro-Russian separatist rebellion that erupted in east Ukraine in April 2014, killing more than 6,500 people to date.

Even seemingly “untouchable” figures such as Rosneft chief Igor Sechin and Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller are under pressure, Konstantin Gaaze, a Moscow-based political analyst, said by e-mail Tuesday.

Mr Putin is renowned for his eye-catching publicity stunts during his fifteen years at the helm of Russian Federation. Poroshenko is scheduled to meet with European Union officials later this month to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, which began 18 months ago.

According to the images published by Russian television, Putin went 260 feet deep aboard a bathyscaphe. He was nominated for the senator post by outgoing Kaliningrad Governor Nikolay Tsukanov, who filed for early retirement in June, prompting a by-election.