Inside Russian Air Force One

A seriously ill Russian teenager who is obsessed with airplanes was given a tour of President Putin's luxurious state jet as part of an initiative for sick children

Daily Mail: Inside Vlad Force One! Seriously-ill Russian schoolboy films his private tour of Putin's £390million Ilyushin jet that's fitted out with a gold-plated toilet, a king-sized bed fit for a Tsar and a presidential bar

* Arslan Kaipkulov, 15, was given a guided tour of Vladimir Putin's private plane
* Teenager was shown board room, one of the bedrooms, and the private gym
* Seriously ill teenager was also shown around Vnukovo Airport in Moscow
* Arslan suffers from a condition which causes tumours to grow inside his body

A seriously ill Russian teenager was given a private tour inside Vladimir Putin's £390million Ilyushin jet - the Kremlin's equivalent of Air Force One.

Arslan Kaipkulov, 15, was shown around the aircraft's luxurious interior, which includes a meeting room, ensuite bedroom, gym and full bar.

Arslan was given the honour because he suffers with a rare immunodeficiency disorder which causes tumours to grow inside his body, and is the only person in Russia diagnosed with the condition.

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WNU Editor: A gold plated toilet and a king-sized bed?

A Look Inside Russia's Air Force One

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An infographic showing the dimensions of the aircraft as well as how it is designed as well as its top speed

Daily Mail: The battle of the jets: Putin's lavish plane interior - including gold-plated toilet - is revealed... so how does it compare to Air Force One?

* President Vladimir Putin has four presidential planes at his disposal including a £390million IL-96-300PU jet
* The aircraft has a special coating that makes it less visible to radar and an advanced communication system
* US president Donald Trump also has a presidential plane he can call on for travel known as Air Force One
* It has a cabin area of nearly 4,000-sq-ft, features include a bedroom, bathroom, gym and offices

From a gold-plated toilet to a king sized bed and even a gym, these astonishing pictures show the lavish interior of one of Vladimir Putin 's private jets.

The Russian president's $500million (£380million) aircraft touched down in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, yesterday ahead of his historic meeting with Donald Trump, who also boasts his own private jet - Air Force One, which is worth $1billion (£780million).

Here we take a look inside both jets to see how they compare...

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WNU Editor: Wow!