Russian PM in ‘vertical wheelie’ claim

Russian Premier and former President Vladimir Putin has never been averse to a bit of macho PR posturing, whether it be fishing bare-chested or taking the controls of a jet fighter but his latest seems to take him to another level.

In a meeting with the Night Wolves, a Russian Hell’s Angels-style bike club, to mark their run to the forthcoming Sevastopol International Bike Show, Putin was not only dressed all in black, he was also heard to boast that he had recently performed a vertical wheelie!

Over to you Mssrs Brown, Cameron and Obama…