The Enigma of Vladimir Putin: Questions Surrounding His Disappearance and Body Double Speculation (Watch)
“The actual Vladimir Putin hasn’t been seen publicly for more than a year, and Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Major-General Kyrylo Budanov, is casting doubt on whether he’s still alive. Budanov suggests that Putin might be employing body doubles for his public appearances. In an interview, Budanov mentioned that the last confirmed sighting of the Putin everyone used to know was around June 26, 2022.
There were reports that Putin made a late-night visit to the Kremlin for crisis talks on that night with allies, including Belarus’s president, Alexander Lukashenko. When asked about Putin’s well-being, Budanov replied that he might not be alive, could be in poor health, or simply chooses not to appear for various reasons.
Budanov pointed to a recent video of Putin where he checked the time on his left wrist, although Putin typically wears his watch on his right wrist. In the video, Putin even removed the timepiece and fidgeted with it. When questioned about the authenticity of this Putin in the video, Budanov, in an interview with TV presenter Anzhelika Rudenko, left it to viewers to decide, but he himself leaned toward the possibility of it being a body double. Rudenko also expressed doubt, to which Budanov concurred.
When directly asked about the real Putin’s status, Budanov could only respond, ‘I don’t know what to answer you.’ The mystery surrounding Putin’s whereabouts and condition continues to raise questions.”
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PUTIN BODY DOUBLE ON THE LOOSE!
The double went to Dagestan🇷🇺 to imitate "popular support.”
The real Putin doesn’t meet folks unless they do quarantine for a week & now doesn’t even meet senior staff without bodyguards.
Putin surely wouldn’t mix with a crowd.
What do you say? pic.twitter.com/SqXpq6oN99
— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) June 28, 2023
The Telegram channel General SVR has maintained a consistent assertion that a ailing Putin now exclusively employs a doppelgänger—an actor resembling him who has undergone plastic surgery—for public appearances.
Dr. Valery Solovey, a political analyst and former professor at Moscow’s prestigious Institute of International Relations, known as a training ground for spies and diplomats, has pointed out occasional “comic errors,” such as the wristwatch incident. He claims that Western governments are well aware of President Putin’s use of a double, a fact acknowledged by leaders of many large countries worldwide, yet they choose to overlook it.
“Why?” he questions. “These are the peculiar matters of the Russians; let them handle their affairs and deceive their own people.”