There are new suspicions that Russian president Vladimir Putin could also be utilizing a physique double after contrasting footage and video have been captured sooner or later aside.
Putin posed for an image with Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday, showing pale with a thinner face.
Nevertheless footage from a visit to Dagestan within the Caucasus on Wednesday confirmed him diving right into a crowd of followers, kissing a teenage lady and hugging well-wishers.
That is regardless of strict measures taken in current weeks in Moscow and St Petersburg, with individuals required to quarantine for as much as two weeks earlier than assembly him.
He was seen shaking peoples’ arms and even stroking a lady’s face.
Putin – or his physique double – was additionally seen shaking arms with and adjusting the uniform of an officer, carrying what could possibly be his nuclear briefcase.
He’s by no means greeted his safety employees in such a manner beforehand.
A longtime Moscow diplomat stated: ‘It’s getting inconceivable to consider that there’s just one Putin.
Putin visited Dagestan on Wednesday… or did he? (Image: SERGEI SAVOSTYANOV/SPUTNIK/AFP through Getty Photos)
It’s thought Putin has not less than one physique double (Image: Gavriil GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP)
’There are a number of – excellent lookalikes, but they behave considerably in a different way.
’I’m assuming the actual one is trying weak and sickly but smiling with Kadyrov.
’This one diving into the gang in Dagestan behaves in a different way to the normal Putin.’
’Commentator Viktor Alksnis, a Soviet army tactician and politician who’s now a Western-based analyst often known as the Black Colonel, stated: ‘Why is Putin assembly with guests within the Kremlin after their two-week quarantine and at an awesome distance, whereas in Derbent is calmly into the gang and even hugs and kisses some residents?
’How can the bodily safety of the president be ensured beneath such situations?
’One thing just isn’t proper right here. It seems to be like a theatrical manufacturing wherein Putin just isn’t actually Putin.’
Putin took a selfie with a younger fan (Image: social media/e2w)
Is that this the identical Russian president – or a physique double – posing for an image with Ramzan Kadyrov? (Image: Kadyrov/e2w)
Well-liked pro-war analyst Igor Strelkov advised it was a Putin double in Dagestan.
‘An individual vaguely resembling the president – and by no means requiring compliance with the two-week quarantine essential to get an appointment with [Putin] – was strolling round Derbent,’ he stated.
It’s been speculated that Putin flew two hours south of Moscow to discover a cheering, supportive crowd – which may have been more durable to seek out within the capital.
His former speechwriter Abbas Gallyamov stated: ‘Putin wants an image surrounded by individuals a lot now that for this he even forgot about Covid, quarantine and social distance.
’Apparently, it was inconceivable to supply an enthusiastic reception in Moscow or another Russian area, so he needed to fly to Dagestan.
’Right here it is simpler to organise an enthusiastic crowd.’
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