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World's Strongest Girl Asks 'Terminator' to Save Russia-U.S. Ties

Some children ask Santa for a pony. Others ask that Arnold Schwarzenegger — the former governor of California better known for his bulging biceps in "The Terminator" —  change the course of Russia-U.S. relations.

The world's strongest teenage girl, 15-year-old Russian powerlifter Maryana Naumova, told Schwarzenegger she hoped he would become the president of the United States and kick relations with Russia into shape, according to Argumenty i Fakty newspaper.

Naumova met Schwarzenegger at the annual Arnold Sports Festival held last week in Columbus, Ohio. The Russian schoolgirl set a new world record by bench pressing 150 kilograms and was congratulated by The Terminator in person.

Schwarzenegger reportedly said he would "work on" fulfilling Naumova's request.

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