Reuters: Faulty door handle sabotages Putin's inspection of military equipment
An effort to show off the superiority of Russian military equipment backfired on Thursday when the door handle of a jeep fell off just as President Vladimir Putin was inspecting the vehicle.
The Kremlin leader was being shown an array of military vehicles parked outside his residence in the southern resort of Sochi, including a Russian-made UAZ Patriot pick-up truck equipped with heavy machine guns.
When Putin tried to open the front passenger-side door, it would not budge, according to a Reuters reporter at the event.
Lieutenant-general Alexander Shevchenko, part of the military delegation showing off the equipment, came to Putin's aid, but when he grabbed the door handle, it came away in his hand.
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WNU Editor: The Russian Federation will survive.
More News On Russian President Putin's Military Inspection
Door handle breaks as Putin inspects Russian military jeep -- BBC
Handle Comes Off Putin’s Military Upgrade in Patriot Test -- Bloomberg
Putin Loses Handle On Military Inspection -- RFE
Kremlin dismisses UAZ vehicle ripped-off door handle incident with humor -- TASS
5 comments:
BREAKING NEWS,
FAULTY DOOR HANDLE BECOMES SYMBOLIC MEDIA NARRATIVE,
Faulty ignotion switches causing deaths, ignored as Media meme, along with false MPG claims and faked EPA emissions.
That T14 Armata locking up during a parade was my personal favorite.
I agree entirely that the Russian Federation will survive. This sort of thing can happen at anytime to anyone. The same applies to the tank lockkng up.
This should hardly be seen as indicitive of anything. Unfortunately it does mesh into the tendency of American officials and media pundits to overestimate American capabilities while underestimating those of adversaries and potential adversaries.
If I'm aware of the tendency, the Russians definitely are. Could this have been staged? Probably not, however, healthy skepticism seems to be missing.
WNU,
Love the Oscar Sierra look on the guy's (Gerasimov?) face, rear left of Putin. Yes, the Federation will survive, but somewhere in Russia some guy's career won't.
You vant me to mechanic yourrrr car?
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