Russia's border doesn't end anywhere, Vladimir Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's border "doesn't end anywhere", addressing a televised awards ceremony for geography students.

"That was a joke," Mr Putin said amid applause and laughter from the audience at the glitzy ceremony.

He was asking a nine-year-old boy: "Where does Russia's border end?" The boy had said "at the Bering Strait". Mr Putin then provided his own answer.

Mr Putin has pledged to defend ethnic Russians wherever they live.
 BBC
24/11/16