WATCH: Putin Performs Piano Solo for Xi Jinping in Beijing

By Bridget O'Donnell

The world's finest are in Beijing this week for the Belt and Road Forum, including Russian Bond-Villain-in-Chief and man of many talents, Vladimir Putin.

Fresh off of showcasing his amateur ice hockey skills to the world last week, Putin decided to perform a little solo piano recital at a Chinese state guesthouse while waiting for a meeting with Xi Jinping.

Not one to be exactly shy about showing off at conferences hosted in Beijing, Putin played two classic Soviet songs: “Evening Song” by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and “Moscow Windows” by Tikhon Khrennikov.

Watch below:

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This isn't the first time Putin has showed off his keyboard skills in public. Quartz notes that Putin played at a Moscow theater in 2011 and a charity fundraising event in 2010.

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