MOSCOW. Sept 7 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is spending a couple of days on vacation in Siberia and, as is traditional, has been accompanied by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
After a trip to Blagoveshchensk, Putin arrived in Siberia for a few days, and he will return to Moscow soon, Peskov said.
Peskov did not elaborate on the specific place the president is visiting on his vacation. "He is indeed there with Shoigu, I won't tell you're the name of the place. It's Siberia. This is an ordinary vacation trip: taiga, mountains, walks in the fresh air, etc.," Peskov said, adding that videos recorded during the president's vacation will be published on the Kremlin website as soon as they become available.
Putin and Shoigu will come back by the end of Wednesday, Peskov said. "We'll have a rather stressful working day on Thursday with a very extensive schedule planned," he said.
Putin has repeatedly opted for Siberia as a destination for rest and recuperation for a couple of days. From time to time, Shoigu keeps him company. In particular, the Russian president and the defense minister went to the taiga in the Republic of Tuva late this March.