Vladimir Putin Strips For Ice-Cold Dip During Religious Ceremony

The Russian president was taking part in Epiphany celebrations.

Vladimir Putin braved freezing temperatures for an ice-cold dip as part of the Russian Orthodox Church’s traditional celebration of Epiphany.

Videos and photographs showed the 65-year-old Russian president wearing a sheepskin coat while walking up to a hole that had been cut into the ice of Lake Seliger on Friday.

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