Vladimir Putin went out in public dressed only in a blouse in an attempt to appear ambitious and brave, but the PR stunt backfired.
For the first time since Donald Trump’s assassination attempt, the Russian autocrat hopped into a Lada Aura — a high-end Russian sedan — dressed only in a white blouse as he tried to promote the Russian-made car that opened up a new segment of the market. road in the Tver region.
But his attempts to present himself to the world as a Russian tough guy failed when he surrounded him through a crowd of security thugs when he was pulled out of the black car. In his first appearance since accusing the United States government of trying to assassinate him, he surrounded seven frantic security agents.
As the car stops and Putin prepares to get out, his security officials poke their heads out from a car behind them, eager to support their leader. Putin gets out of the car and puts on a jacket as angry men surround him during the photo consultation on the M-11 highway that links Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia’s two largest cities.
Some observers have pointed out that there is no indication that Putin wore a bulletproof vest, something that has already been alleged about the dictator. One officer held a black briefcase, which could have simply been a deployable shield to protect the 71-year-old dictator. -Old man on the occasion of an assassination attempt, while talking to the workers of the road structure.
Putin has been called through senior officials to chorus all foreigners because of the perceived risk within the Kremlin of an attempt to take the dictator’s life. Maria Zakharova, a senior official in the Russian Foreign Ministry, accused Kiev of devising a plot to assassinate Putin. . Lieutenant. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the GRU, Ukraine’s military intelligence firm, said there had been unspecified attacks against Putin. “[Assassination attempts] have taken place, but, as you can see, they have failed so far,” he said.
Zakharova said Budanoc had “openly admitted that Ukrainian intelligence was trying to take the life of the Russian president. ” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “All threats from the Kiev regime are obvious. Therefore, the security of the first user [Putin] is guaranteed at the appropriate level. “
Pro-Kremlin army analyst Sergei Markov said: “Putin is the target. And not only for the SBU [Security Service of Ukraine] and the [GRU], but also for United States and British intelligence and dozens of intelligence services around the world. subordinate to them.
“That’s why I think Putin definitely does not deserve to travel abroad, even to friendly countries. Russia still does not know how to respond. And so far there is no response. And this only encourages the enemy to intensify its efforts. “
While Putin did not confront Trump’s assassination attempt, his spokesman said the “atmosphere” within U. S. politics, which he said was the fault of Biden’s administration, had allowed the shooting. They said it was “obvious” that “Trump’s life was in danger” even before the shooting took place. “The environment surrounding candidate Trump . . . has caused what the United States is facing today,” the spokesman said.
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