Leader dives on Black Sea shipwreck in minisub — Putin in Crimea

Vladimir Putin makes no secret about his love of the outdoors, often seen shirtless in the wilderness while fishing or hunting. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to local residents and the media after plunging aboard a submersible craft into the Black Sea, in Sevastopol, Crimea, Tuesday, August 18, 2015.

A spokesman later said that the fragments of ancient jugs, also known as amphorae, had been deliberated left in the area before Putin descended. Ten percent said they couldn’t express themselves because they were scared of reprisals or felt uncomfortable.

Jones, who has branched out into rap and acting in films, was in Crimea to appear as a guest at a boxing show on Sunday.

According to a provisional list of speakers the United Nations issued last month, Putin will address the General Assembly on September 28, the first days of its general debate.

Putin is ready to replace long-serving allies with trusted younger people before the 2018 presidential election, an official said Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because he isn’t authorized to discuss Kremlin matters.

Jones said he hoped sport could help “build a bridge” between the U.S. and Russian Federation. The internal conflict in eastern Ukraine, which began in April 2014, further contributed to the worsening of Russia-US ties. He was accompanied by Sergei Shoigu, his Defence Minister and the head of the Russian Geographic Society, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and Sergey Ivanov, his chief of staff.

Not all of Putin’s eye-catching adventures have, however, been unmitigated successes.

He will represent Russia’s Kaliningrad region – an exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic sea.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that it was perplexed by Ukraine’s response to the visit, Russian state news agency Tass reported.