Speaking with a touch of humour at the Eastern Economic Forum 2025, Putin suggested that instead of the bear, Russia’s Far East could be represented by a tiger, specifically the Amur or Siberian tiger, the largest tiger subspecies native to that region. Speaking with a touch of humour at the Eastern Economic Forum 2025, Putin suggested that instead of the bear, Russia’s Far East could be represented by a tiger, specifically the Amur or Siberian tiger, the largest tiger subspecies native to that region.