Ananova:

A Russian farmer has asked President Vladimir Putin to allow him to marry a cow.

According to MosNews Boris Gabov asked Putin for permission to marry the animal during a recent webcast in which Russians could send email directly to the president and ask him anything.

The farmer from the Kemerovo region in southern Siberia said: "All the girls have left our small village and moved to the city, so I cannot find a woman to be with. But I see the solution to the problem. I love animals very much and want to ask when we will be allowed in Russia to marry domestic animals, such as cows?"

It is unclear what Putin's reply was.