Who are Putin’s doubles: the suspect on the trip to Crimea and Mariupol

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin for committing the war crime of illegally deporting children from Ukraine to Russia, although as of March 19, no official communication had reached Interpol. Moscow welcomed the news by labeling it “toilet paper”, and on the same day, the President of the Russian Federation made a surprise visit to a children’s center in Crimea. But was it really him? According to the Telegram channel “Generall Svr” was a double.

The account manager, a former Russian official who is now a dissident, says that Putin was taken aback by the Hague Tribunal’s decision: “The leaders had considered it, but they thought it would not happen. According to eyewitnesses, Putin was very upset and depressed, he practically did not talk to anyone and had a distant look in his eyes.

Another detail is added to the indiscretion (Generall does not present evidence to support his statements, which, however, often turn out to be true): “The information according to which Vladimir Putin visited Crimea and Mariupol is not true. In Crimea, the president’s impersonator made a short visit, just enough for a video – the post reads – Without the president in the immediate vicinity, the impersonator is prohibited from having meaningful conversations and long meetings, fearing embarrassment or mistakes. The same goes for the presence in Mariupol. The pair spoke little and didn’t stay in one place for long. “Spontaneous” rushing behind the wheel, without blocking the streets, without a procession of guards in the occupied city at the forefront is unrealistic.

Thus, the Telegram channel is convinced that it is a brave fake Putin and that the real leader of the Kremlin was thousands of kilometers away and in therapy: “The president asked the attending doctors, obviously, as far as possible, to help him to keep fit. In these few days Chinese President Xi Jinping will stay in Russia”.