What Putin, Yanukovych, gave to PM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has in his possession a wide array of gifts that he has received over the years from Russian President Vladimir Putin and disgraced former Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych.

Gifts from Putin:

Sept. 5-6, 2013 — G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia: Imperial porcelain Orion coffee set entitled The Sun in Zenith; Imperial porcelain suprematist teapot entitled The Sun in Zenith; Tumi T-Pass leather laptop case; framed painting on canvas entitled A Circle Attraction-2, by artist Igor Shinkar; Imperial Porcelain plate entitled Monument to the Emperor Peter I, founder of St. Petersburg and the Konstantin Palace, and a plate stand; Imperial Porcelain plate with the participating country flags circling the perimeter; Imperial Porcelain plate entitled Samson, and a plate stand. Sept. 6-10, 2012 — Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit in Vladivostok, Russia: Three APEC Summit 2012 commemorative sterling coins; book on Russian history, The Wealth of Russia, presented in a linen bound book sleeve; bottle of 1970 Russian cognac. July 15-17, 2006 — G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia: G8 commemorative picture frame; coffee-table book (title not provided); Laureen Harper also received an amber picture frame, two books and a porcelain tea cup and saucer.

Gifts from Viktor Yanukovych, then president of Ukraine:

Oct. 25, 2010 — Harper’s visit to

Ukraine: Leather bound with gold-leaf inlay atlas of Ukraine; bronze statue of Bohdan Zenobi Chmielnicki (c15951657), considered a national hero and the father of Ukraine’s independence.