Russian PM teams up with bikers for start of campaign

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin started the campaign for parliamentary elections on Tuesday in the town of Novorossiysk.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 30.08.2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin started the campaign for parliamentary elections on Tuesday in the town of Novorossiysk. He was accompanied by bikers while riding his three-wheeler Harley Davidson. Russian PM teams up with bikers for start of campaign The Night Wolves bikers' club rock anthem was heard in the background as Putin attended the 16th race of the Novorossiysk Festival, said reports. The event coincided with the anniversary of the liberation of this town on the shores of the Black Sea from the Nazi German occupation in the Second World War. Putin address those gathered as "brothers", said the news agencies. According to reports, he was flanked by Russian WW2 veterans, as well as Serb fighters from the wars in the former Yugoslavia. "I wish to tell you something, brothers, it's good that you have not forgotten the heroes from the past. Boys and girls, you are great. Not only are you having fun riding your bikes, you are also doing it with patriotism," Putin said. His United Russia party is the favorite to win the parliamentary vote, scheduled for December 4. (Beta)

Russian PM teams up with bikers for start of campaign

The Night Wolves bikers' club rock anthem was heard in the background as Putin attended the 16th race of the Novorossiysk Festival, said reports.

The event coincided with the anniversary of the liberation of this town on the shores of the Black Sea from the Nazi German occupation in the Second World War.

Putin address those gathered as "brothers", said the news agencies.

According to reports, he was flanked by Russian WW2 veterans, as well as Serb fighters from the wars in the former Yugoslavia.

"I wish to tell you something, brothers, it's good that you have not forgotten the heroes from the past. Boys and girls, you are great. Not only are you having fun riding your bikes, you are also doing it with patriotism," Putin said.

His United Russia party is the favorite to win the parliamentary vote, scheduled for December 4.

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