First Published Aug 5, 2022, 11:21 AM IST
LoWe have heard many stories before this that many of the dictators of the letter kept others with faces similar to their own. The last such accusation was against Saddam Hussein, who was the president of Iraq. But now the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Major General Kyrylo Budanov, has accused that Russian President Vladimir Putin is also using his body double. He also alleges that this difference can be seen in Putin’s mannerisms and ears. Budanov added that the other had different habits, gait and height.
The theory that Vladimir Putin is using his alter ego was revived by the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, Kirylo Budanov. Such accusations have been leveled against Putin before this. But Budanov also tries to justify his accusations with some examples.
The 69-year-old Russian president’s health is already a hot topic on TV and in the press. Earlier, there were reports that Putin is facing many diseases including stomach ailment, Putin has cancer and he does not have long to live.
There were also reports that Nikolai Patrushev, a close supporter of Putin, stood in as acting president during Putin’s medical appointments. The Sun reported that Ukraine’s Major General Kirilo Budanov claimed that there had been changes in Putin’s height and the nature of his ears in recent years.
Budanov cites Putin’s ear as the main evidence for the existence of the Other. ‘The picture of Putin’s ear is different… and it looks like a fingerprint. Each person’s ear does not repeat in another. It is unique. It cannot be repeated.’ He emphasized.
Budanov also alleged that if you closely observe Putin’s other person’s different habits, different ways, different walk etc. sometimes you can see different heights between them. Budanov has already claimed that Vladimir Putin may have used someone else as a substitute for his arrival at the summit in Tehran last month.
Ukrainian sources claimed that the Russian leader’s movements were strange as he stepped down the steps of his presidential plane in Tehran, that he moved unusually quickly and was more cautious than at previous public appearances.
Budanov also accused him of making him look like a sketch as he greeted those waiting for him before taking off his jacket and getting into his heavily armored limousine. Ukraine’s intelligence chief also alleged that he was suspicious of Putin’s appearance in a live interview on Ukraine’s 1+1 news channel.
Budanov also asked whether someone like Putin would fly to Tehran to meet with the presidents of Iran and Turkey while the country was at war, according to reports from Ukraine. ‘I will only hint. Please note the moment Putin steps out of the plane. Is it Putin?’ Budanov asks.
During the Ukraine war, Russian President Putin visited Tehran and met with the Iranian leadership and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was Putin’s second foreign trip since launching his invasion of Ukraine five months ago.
Another video shows Putin waiting for the Turkish president. In that video, Putin is visibly upset. Throughout the video, he moves his legs uncontrollably and shows some strange facial expressions. It was a video that strengthened the suspicion that Putin was suffering from some serious illness.
But at the time these videos came out, Ukraine had not made allegations that Putin had an alter ego. Instead, Ukraine accused Putin of having serious illnesses. Moreover, Anton Gerashchenko noted in a telegram that ‘Erdogan made Putin wait during the meeting in Tehran. At the time, Ukraine alleged that Putin was humiliated by having to wait for Erdogan, and that emotion was visible on his face. However, the new theory in Ukraine is that this was not the real Putin, but rather his alter ego.