Candid Putin: 10 moments that reveal the man behind the mask

The president's fine hearing sometimes betrays him: on the way to the Elysee Palace in Paris he stopped to discern a journalist's question. October 2, 2015, Paris. Source: AP

Vladimir Putin told Russian business a secret: try to develop more quickly while the West has not lifted its sanctions. May 26, 2015, Moscow. Source: AP

Vladimir Putin could not restrain his emotions as he watched the launch of the Angara rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. December 23, 2014, Moscow. Source: AP

Having decided to establish the New Development Bank, with a cost of $100 billion, before leaving the president blew the journalists a soft kiss. July 15, 2014, Brasilia. Source: AP

Vladimir Putin did not hide his tension when the issue of where the future Winter Olympic Games would be held was being decided. July 4, 2007, Guatemala. Source: Reuters

The Prime Minister is trying to explain to Russian parliamentarians the importance of investing in the birthrate. April 20, 2011, Moscow. Source: Reuters

During the session of the World Health Organization the Russian prime minister is showing what will happen to those who do not lead a healthy life. April 28, 2011, Moscow. Source: Reuters

Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin "burst into tears" of joy in front of his electors during a demonstration in the center of Moscow. March 4, 2012, Moscow. Source: Reuters

Vladimir Putin spoke at an annual conference after the ruble's drastic fall and said how he would get Russia out of the crisis. December 18, 2014, Moscow. Source: Reuters

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warmly embraces the German shepherd given to him by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. November 13, 2010, Sofia. Source: Reuters

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