Sports Above Politics: Kite surfers set world record to promote Russia-Ukraine friendship

A new world record has been set in kite surfing. But the message of the challenge was not about sporting excellence but about tolerance and friendship between people. Russian, Ukrainian and Finnish kite surfers wanted to emphasize cross-border friendship between peoples even if their governments are at odds.<br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.