The New York Times reports:
MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia made clear on Monday that he and his protégé, President Dmitri A. Medvedev, were just friends. Really.
During a visit to Italy, Mr. Putin mocked a question from an Italian reporter who wanted him to explain the secrets to success in a “political marriage.” Mr. Putin has led Russia jointly with Mr. Medvedev for the past two years, after term limits prevented Mr. Putin from running for a third consecutive term as president.
Mr. Putin said the question had been phrased “in a very literary way.”
“Mr. Medvedev and I are people of a traditional orientation,” Mr. Putin said. “I can tell you this with complete certainty. As for marital unions, you have exaggerated a bit. But we are friends, friends for many years, I have already said this. And the way that we have arranged our work today — it seems to me, we can be proud of this.”
Don't worry, Putin. I hear they're quite liberal in Italy. Nothing to be ashamed of.
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