Endo Takashi, head of the Association for the preservation of the purity of the Akito breed, Russian figure skating gold medallist Alina Zagitova, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe poses with an Akita Inu puppy presented to Zagitova, in Moscow, Russia May 26, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on a three-day visit to Russia, took part on Saturday in the handing over of an Akita puppy to Russian Olympic champion figure skater Alina Zagitova.
The three-month old female puppy has been offered to the teenage Pyeongchang Winter Olympic gold medallist by a group dedicated to preserving the Japanese breed.
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