Thread by @generalsvr_en

Poor performance of #Putin's double

On Friday, May 19, a man resembling Russian #President Vladimir Putin, while in the North Caucasus Federal District, held a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations and several others via video call.
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It was the first major offsite event of this kind that was entrusted to #Putin's double without the president's personal backup. According to Putin and those in the know, the double was on the verge of foul play, fraying the nerves of both the president and...
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those close to him, who were watching the "business trip". During the meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations, the double interfered so much that it was not clear who exactly he was playing the president or Dmitry Medvedev.
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While viewing the video of the meeting, #Putin repeatedly unhappily called the double a "clown" and an "idiot". Immediately after the Council meeting, the double was informed of the president's dissatisfaction and advised to behave in a "proper manner".
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The double took the complaints and held several face-to-face meetings in a restrained manner and, indeed, was more in line with #Putin's image. The president himself lamented that the double would not be able to participate in large events with many outsiders without...
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his insurance and might give himself away. People in the president's entourage, with whom he shared his doubts on the matter, agreed with #Putin's arguments.
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