Ukraine intelligence chief repeats claim Putin is using body doubles and says EARS are a giveaway

Ukraine’s army intelligence chief has revived a principle that Vladimir Putin is utilizing physique doubles – and has pointed his altering ears over time as proof.

The 69-year-old Russian president’s well being has been the subject of fierce dialogue amongst commentators.

His shut shut ally Nicolai Patrushev is claimed to have stood in for the president throughout his medical appointments.

This week, Ukraine’s Main Normal Kyrylo Budanov appeared on TV to say to viewers that Putin’s peak and ears have modified in current appearances, The Solar studies. 

He stated: ‘The image, to illustrate, of the ears, is totally different… And it is like a fingerprint, every individual’s ear image is exclusive. It can’t be repeated.’

Budanov additional alleged that Putin physique doubles ‘have totally different habits, totally different mannerisms, totally different gaits, typically even totally different heights when you seemed intently’.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured on the Winter Olympics in 2014 (left) and chairing a metallurgy convention on the Kremlin on August 1 (proper)

Main-Normal Kyrylo Budanov (proper) raised suspicions over an alleged physique double of the Russian premier, whose well being has been the topic of intense hypothesis in current months

Budanov had beforehand claimed a Vladimir Putin physique ‘double’ could have been used for his arrival at a summit in Tehran this week, based on the top of Ukrainian army intelligence.

Whereas the Russian chief seemed awkward as he got here down the steps of his presidential airplane in Tehran, Ukrainian sources famous he moved unusually rapidly and was extra alert than in prior public appearances. 

The Russian premier seemed animated when greeting the ready social gathering, earlier than eradicating his jacket and clambering right into a closely armoured limousine.

Intelligence supremo Main-Normal Kyrylo Budanov was suspicious in a reside interview on Ukraine’s 1+1 information channel.

Ukrainian studies stated Budanov steered a Putin lookalike may have flown to Tehran to fulfill with the presidents of Iran and Turkey. 

‘I’ll solely trace,’ he stated.

‘Please look for the time being of Putin’s exit from the airplane. Is it Putin in any respect?’

A Vladimir Putin physique ‘double’ could have been used for his arrival at a summit in Tehran this week, based on the top of Ukrainian army intelligence

Whereas the Russian chief seemed awkward as he got here down the steps of his presidential airplane in Tehran, Ukrainian sources famous he moved unusually rapidly and was extra alert than in prior public appearances

The Russian chief’s go to to Tehran the place he met Iran’s management, plus Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, attracted worldwide consideration.

It’s only the second time Putin has been overseas since launching his brutal invasion of Ukraine 5 months in the past. 

In a single video, Erdoğan stored Putin ready, with the Russian ruler showing ailing comfy as he shuffled his ft and made unusual facial actions.

However earlier Ukraine didn’t counsel this was a Putin double.

On the time, official Anton Gerashchenko posted on Telegram: ‘Erdogan made Putin wait in the course of the assembly in Tehran.

‘The entire spectrum of feelings of the humiliated and insulted Führer is on his face.

‘The bunker is certainly the very best place to stick with such a face.’