据一位日本议员表示，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京于日前拒绝了日本政府将狗狗当做礼物的赠送请求。

　　Koichi Hagiuda did not give a reason as to why the gift had been rejected.

　　萩生田光一并没有透露该礼物被拒绝的原因。

　　Japan gave Mr Putin a female Akita called Yume in 2012. This dog was intended as a companion for her.

　　2012年，日本将一只名为“梦”的雌性秋田犬送给了普京。此次这只狗本来打算是要作为它的“新郎”的。

　　Mr Hagiuda wrote in a blog post: "Unfortunately, we heard from our counterparts, and our hope to present a bridegroom was dashed."

　　萩生田光一在博客中写道说：“很不幸，从俄罗斯政府得到的消息，我们希望送上一位‘新郎’的梦想破灭了。”

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　　Mr Putin also owns a male Bulgarian Shepherd called Buffy, which was given to him by the Bulgarian prime minister in 2010.

　　普京还有一只名为“巴菲”的雄性保加利亚牧羊犬，保加利亚总理2010年将其作为礼物送给了普京。

　　His Labrador, Konni, given to him as a gift by Sergey Shoigu, currently Russian defence minister, died in 2014.

　　现任俄罗斯国防部长的谢尔盖·绍伊古曾将一只拉布拉多犬“科尼”送给普京，但是这只狗在2014年的时候死掉了。

　　Mr Putin once brought Konni to a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is scared of dogs.

　　普京曾经带着“科尼”去参加和德国总理安格拉·默克尔的一场会议，而后者很怕狗。

　　Some press reports at the time said he had done so to intimidate her. But earlier this year, Mr Putin told a German newspaper that he did not know about her fear.

　　一些新闻报道称，普京此举是为了恐吓默克尔。但是今年年初，普京向一家德国报纸透露说，自己并不知道默克尔怕狗。

　　He said: "When I learned that she does not like dogs, I apologised, of course."

　　普京说道：“当然，在我知道她怕狗之后，我对她表达了歉意。”