Russian President Vladimir Putin caught a 21-kilogram pike when fishing in the Tuva Republic in Russia on July 20.
According to Putin’s spokesperson, it took him 30 minutes to drag the giant fish out of water. After pictures of Putin holding a large fish went viral online, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko decided he would not be bested, telling reporters on July 31 that he once caught a 57-kilogram catfish when fishing in the river Pripyat in southern Belarus. The hulking Viktor Yanukovych, the largest of the three presidents, has not made any such claims, and is not known for such shows of manliness. He is currently vacationing in Crimea, where yet another giant mansion is allegedly being built for him.
