Russian President Vladimir Putin is fine, the Kremlin reports, according to Reuters, and rejects rumors that he is ill.
– An absurd lie, says Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov according to Reuters.
There has again been speculation that the Russian president is ill. This time the rumors have been spread by a Telegram account, and from there carried on by certain media.
On several occasions, there have been allegations of the use of doppelgangers for the Russian president.
– Claims about doppelgangers are absurd, Peskov has stated.
The video purports to show Vladimir Putin driving around the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which Russia claims to have annexed. Video: Anton Gerashenko. view more
The speculation has been ongoing for a long time, but reached a peak this spring when videos purporting to show Putin in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol began to circulate.
Now-jailed ultranationalist Igor Girkin, a military blogger and FSB officer and former military commander of the Russian-backed separatist forces in Donetsk, said the pictures of Putin looked fake.
– When I see an alleged Putin in a crowd, I know right away that it is a doppelganger, Girkin said in March.
Ukraine’s intelligence services have also claimed the Russian president uses doppelgangers.
2023-10-24 09:56:15
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