Author: Mansur Mirovalev
Published on: 14/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Russian television and Kremlin photographers have shown him wearing a judo uniform while throwing his opponents to the ground. What the ex-colonel with the KGB, the Soviet Union’s main intelligence agency, has almost never done in public was don a military uniform. Not until Wednesday, when Putin was seen wearing green camouflage at a command post in the western region of Kursk next to Russia’s top general, Valery Gerasimov. It was the first time a foreign power Russian observers have interpreted Putin’s fashion choice as a silent yet firm “no” to the ceasefire deal the United States and Ukraine agreed upon after talks in Riyadh on Tuesday. A Russian observer said the fashion choice was a non-verbal message about an “alternative” to the talks. Putin wore something that resembled a military uniform in September 2022. Ukrainians met Putin’s brief makeover with black humour. Comedian Yuri Velikiy challenged his Instagram subscribers to “find 10 differences” between Putin and a photo of a small-framed Russian prisoner of war. And after all, Putin simply envies Zelenskyy, who made green fatigues his trademark attire, and “cosplays him” “We are in favour of [the ceasefire], but there are nuances,” he concludes. “We were wearing a suit and tie”
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