Sing if you're Vlad to be gay...

The Sun ^ | 07 Feb 2009 | DEREK BROWN

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“MACHO” Vladimir Putin has come out — as a huge fan of Abba.

The hard-as-nails Russian PM paid £20,000 to fly camp Abba tribute act Bjorn Again from London to Russia for a private gig this week.

Here we reveal a secret dossier on him that shows this is the latest in a long line of displays that have had gaydars twitching from Beslan to Brighton.

The ex-KGB man is obsessed with judo and enjoys nothing more than spending the weekend grabbing blokes around the dojo.

And he is always first into a clinch with dignitaries.

Notably when he rubbed noses with the Archbishop Varsonofy of Saransk and Mordovia, who was wearing, like, a totally cute powder blue hat/jacket combo — even though that beard is soooo last year.

Vlad is also overly pally with Chinese presidents, having an intimate drink with current incumbent Hu Jintao and a cuddle with his predecessor Jiang Zemin.

But his biggest “outing” was when he went native and au naturel for a hunting trip in the Sayan Mountains, Siberia.

His bare-chested Brokeback Putin posturing was rounded off with fingerless gloves that left him looking more Right Said Fred than Don’t Mess Pres.

And it left the world asking... does he shave that hunky chest or go for a full wax?

We reckon Vlad is looking forward to meeting Barack Obama — at Camp David.

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Slide show

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first into a clinch with dignitaries

What a disgusting thought.

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Hunting bears I assume

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Putin denies dancing to Abba hits

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Abba-solutely Fabulous

Published Date: 08 February 2009 By Richard Bath

AS BRITAIN screeches to a halt as soon as the first flakes of snow hit the train tracks, the rest of the world looks on with bemused amusement. And nowhere is that sense of wonder more acute than in Scandinavia, where four countries of similar size and equally challenging weather keep chugging along. The concept of the wrong type of snow isn't one that cuts much ice with the good folk of Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen or Helsinki.

Abba-solutely Fabulous

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HAHAHA! Great image!

"Say what?"

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"Perhaps this is why, despite the highest growth rates in Europe and a desperation to engage with the global economy, all four nations recently dumped their traditional Social Democrat leaders and elected right of centre governments."

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.......or tigers.................

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Putin on the Ritz...........

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Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.