Putin Receives Rockstar Welcome In Dagestan After Wagner Mutiny

 

Daily Mail: Putin is given rock star welcome and even poses for kissing selfies with adoring fans in rare interaction with the public - prompting claims it's a body double 

* Russian president lapped up praise from a fervent crowd in Dagestan last night 

* It is the first time since before the pandemic he has attended such an event 

* His uncharacteristic behaviour has fuelled speculation it was a body double 

Vladimir Putin has been consolidating support in Russia following last week's failed Wagner rebellion with a rare meet-and-greet that saw him cheered by a crowd as he posed for selfies with young girls. 

Footage from last night's event - a presidential appearance during a trip to the city of Derbent in the Dagestan region of southern Russia - showed how he dived into a nighttime crowd like a Hollywood actor at a red carpet show. 

Seemingly imbued with fresh energy after averting a small scale civil war last week, the normally stoic and isolated Putin was uncharacteristically personable, shaking hands and planting kisses on the head of a young teenage girl who gushed over him and pleaded with her mother to snap a photo of her with the president.  

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WNU Editor: Like every other politician in the world, these events are 95% staged. 

And as to rumors that this was a body double. IMHO that is Putin in the above video. 

Putin Receives Rockstar Welcome In Dagestan After Wagner Mutiny  

Putin Walks With Adoring Crowd As West Touts Diminishing Popularity After Wagner Revolt I Watch -- Hindustan Times  

Vladimir Putin meet-and-greet sparks speculation Russian president is using body double -- Evening Standard  

Putin receives rockstar welcome in Dagestan after quelled mutiny -- Al Jazeera