Putin (left) reportedly made the comments after meeting with Olmert (right) (ITAR-TASS) PRAGUE, October 20, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- After initially declining to comment on remarks Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly made on October 18 to visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in which Putin praised the sexual prowess of Israeli President Moshe Katsav, Kremlin press spokesman Dmitry Paskov admitted to the BBC today that Putin made such comments.
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