Photos of a tractor and two pyramids of melon Vladimir Putin receives on his 70th birthday

Vladimir Putin, the Russia president has been presented with a tractor as his birthday gift. Putin who clocked 70 today, was born on the  7th of October 1952.

His ally, Belarus president, Alexander Lukashenko reportedly gave Putin a certificate to say he had been presented with a tractor.

On Friday, October 7, Lukashenko, who has been in charge longer than the Russian president (since 1994) and whose government is also subject to Western sanctions, arrived in St. Petersburg with a gift card for the Belarusian-made car.

The president also received pyramids of melons and watermelons from Tajikistan’s President, Emomali Rahmon. It is still unclear how Mr Putin reacted to those gifts.

It’s Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday today. There are reports that the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko gave Putin a gift certificate – for a Belarusian tractor 🚜

— Will Vernon (@BBCWillVernon) October 7, 2022

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— Will Vernon (@BBCWillVernon) October 7, 2022

The President of Tajikistan apparently gave President Putin two pyramids of melons 🍈 🍉 pic.twitter.com/ogvnHmzFpn

— Will Vernon (@BBCWillVernon) October 7, 2022