Русия: Путин инспектира аквариум на остров Руски

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vice Premier of China Wang Yang and other officials were given a tour around Russky Island's soon-to-open oceanarium on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Friday. Putin visited the site last year and was said to be disappointed by the fact that the construction was behind schedule. According to the oceanarium website, the facility was due to open on September 1 but will now be ready later in the month. The premises are set to house a coral reef, some 500 marine species as well as put on a marine mammal show in the auditorium which Putin was also shown on Friday. According to some reports the project had a total budget of around 15.5 billion roubles ($230 million, €207 million).