“To compete with Putin”: the huntsman admitted, why were immersed in Baptism
MOSCOW, 3 Jul — RIA Novosti. U.S. Ambassador to Russia John huntsman participated in Epiphany bathing in order to compete with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The diplomat told the TV channel Fox News.
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In January, the huntsman took part in Epiphany bathing in Moscow the new Jerusalem monastery. In his opinion, such a move allowed him to know better the Russian culture.
“When immersed in water with such low temperature, you lose control over muscles and respiratory system. I wanted to do three dives, because President Putin has done the same,” said the Ambassador.
Hunstman said that he wanted to demonstrate that they are able to perform this ceremony correctly. “Commentators in this country (in Russia — Approx. Ed) noted in General that the U.S. did everything right,” he concluded.
Putin for many years adheres to the tradition of swimming in ice-hole on Epiphany. In 2018, the President plunged into the monastery in the Nilo-Stolobenskaya desert.