Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of utilizing actors in army uniforms as an alternative of actual troopers to seem on state tv throughout his New Year’s speech. Pictures and movies shared on social networks by opponents of the regime, amongst others, are supposed to show this. A blonde girl particularly, who might be seen at Putin’s aspect, comes into focus.
During his nine-minute New Year’s speech, which centered totally on the Ukraine struggle, Putin seemed to be standing in the midst of a gaggle of troopers. According to the Russian media, he awarded army personnel for his or her companies. The blond soldier might be clearly seen subsequent to him. Videos additionally present her accepting an award. But might or not it’s that Putin’s “heroine” wasn’t on the entrance in any respect?
“A soldier, a sailor, a devout Christian”
The girl is alleged to have been current at Putin’s public appearances a number of occasions – albeit in several roles and with completely different outfits. The Belarusian journalist Tadeusz Giczan wrote on Twitter: “A soldier, a sailor, a devout Christian. God guides in a mysterious way.” Giczan additionally shared photographs displaying the identical blonde girl, together with at Putin’s Easter speech.
Other observers wrote that that they had already noticed the lady in a photograph of a gaggle of troopers’ moms whom Putin had met. There was additionally hypothesis that she could possibly be a politician from Putin’s ruling social gathering, United Russia.
Other observers stated they might additionally acknowledge among the faces of the male troopers in different photographs. Kremlin critic Igor Sushko claimed that Putin by no means dangers being round atypical Russian folks.
In his speech, Putin once more accused the West of “lying”. “Western elites have hypocritically assured all of us for years of their peaceful intentions, including solving the most serious conflict in Donbass,” Putin stated. “The West lied about peace and was preparing for aggression. And today it’s not even ashamed to admit it openly.”
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. However, the Russian management solely describes its personal struggle of aggression as a “special military operation” and justifies it again and again by saying that it solely forestalled an assault by Ukraine.
Whether the folks within the photos with the Russian President are literally actors can solely be speculated about.
