Somehow I missed this earlier this week...
Putin kissed boy 'like a kitten'
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- 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.
CNN.com - Putin kissed boy 'like a kitten' - Jul 6, 2006
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