I always thought there was something "off" about Putin.

Vladimir Putin's decision to stop a small boy as he walked through the Kremlin and kiss his stomach was prompted by a desire to "touch him like a kitten," the Russian president said on Thursday.

The five-year-old boy, identified as Nikita Konkin by the press, was clearly stunned by the kiss and speculation over Putin's motivation has run wild in the week since it happened.

Curious Internet users propelled the issue to the top of a list of questions put to Putin in an interactive Web cast.

"People came up and I began talking to them, among them this little boy. He seemed to me very independent, sure of himself and at the same time defenseless so to speak, an innocent boy and a very nice little boy," Putin told the Web cast.

"I tell you honestly, I just wanted to touch him like a kitten and that desire of mine ended in that act."

That's just sick. Really. "I just wanted to touch him like a kitten"? What the hell is that about?

Freak.

1. If someone ever came up to If someone ever came up to my child and kissed their stomach saying they wanted to touch them like a kitten, I would respond with wacking their head and saying "I wanted to kiss you like a baseball bat".

   Comment by Mommys Drivel on Dec 3rd, 2006 @ 02:07

   
   

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