Putin was being held hostage by a terrorist
A Russian truckdriver stops at the back of a long queue on the motorway. He sees a policeman walking down the line of stopped cars to briefly talk to the drivers.
As the policeman approaches the truck, the truckdriver rolls down his window and asks, "What's going on?"
The polieceman explained "A terrorist is holding Putin hostage in a car. He's demanding 10 million rubles, or he'll douse Putin in petrol and set him on fire. So we're asking drivers for donations."
The driver said, "Oh, ok. How much do people donate on average?"
"About a gallon."