Hey, are you Putin me on?

15 April 2016 - 02:49 By Mark Molloy, ©The Daily Telegraph

Vladimir Putin fans now have the perfect place to toast the Russian leader thanks to a newly opened café dedicated solely to the action-man president.Welcome to the incredibly patriotic President Café in eastern Siberia, around 4000km from Moscow, where Putin's face covers the walls and US President Barack Obama's smiling face is on the toilet paper.Graffiti-daubed pictures of Obama, as well as of British leader David Cameron and his German counterpart, Angela Merkel, also greet visitors to the toilet - with floor mats featuring the US flag adding to the anti-Western vibe.Visitors can pose for photos with a life-size picture of the Russian leader at the bar, which opened last month in the working-class city of Krasnoyarsk, Reuters reports.Dozens of photos of the Russsian strongman hang proudly from the walls of the eatery, documenting his journey from childhood to the Kremlin.Dmitry Zhdanov, a 26-year-old entrepreneur and co-owner of the business, insists that he does not hate the West, explaining: "I am neutral towards Western politicians. This is just business, nothing personal."When we got together with partners to open a new café, we thought of a concept that would attract customers and guarantee its success," he said."And it then dawned on us: Russia still had no café or restaurant fully dedicated to Putin, Russia's most popular politician! This is how our concept appeared. Then we worked on the design."He added: "People react the way they consider appropriate, and we give them this opportunity."But, in general, we see this as entertainment." In December Putin was given quite possibly the ultimate honour bestowed on anyone when an artist created a life-size chocolate version of the Russian president. ..

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