I suggest looking closer at Andy Borowitz's other headlines.

A few before the shirtless Putin article:

GATES SPENDS ENTIRE FIRST DAY BACK IN OFFICE TRYING TO INSTALL WINDOWS 8.1

CHRISTIE ASKS FOR PUBLIC’S PATIENCE WHILE HE COMES UP WITH NEW STORY

OBAMA’S CALL TO END TRAGEDIES ANGERS PRO-TRAGEDY WING IN CONGRESS

It's satire.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport