He told reporters during a visit to Italy there was “not a single word of truth” in the tabloid news reports.
The papers linked him to 24-year-old former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabayeva, who is now a member of parliament. …
Never mind.
… “I don’t think I will offend anyone if I say that I, personally, consider that our Russian women are the most talented and the most beautiful,” he said standing alongside Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
“If anyone can compete with them, then it might be Italian women,” he added in response to a Russian reporter’s question on the rumours. …
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