Russian President Vladimir Putin drew a cartoon smiley face on a whiteboard as he visited a technology exhibition in Moscow – his first outing since Wagner’s aborted coup. A video showing Putin drawing a face with big ears sparked a flurry of comments on social media, with some users mocking Putin. Russian news agency Tass reports that the president came to the event to see the latest touchscreen technology presented by the company NexTouch. news week report.
The clip on Twitter shows Putin approaching a whiteboard at the fair with mathematical equations written on it and drawing a strange smiling head, which many users say looks like SpongeBob SquarePants.
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The sketch shows a head with wavy hair and large ears. Putin created the art after company executives asked him to go sign autographs, according to Tass.
No Russian official has officially commented on the image news week said report.
Putin also put his name under the sketch. People gathered around greeted the skit with applause, which was met by a satisfied look on the Russian president’s face, the outlet added.
“Putin watched SpongeBob SquarePants, didn’t he,” one user commented on Twitter. A journalist, Jason Corcoran, tweeted that Putin was “doing his best to show business as usual” following a revolt against his authority by Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Telegraph reported that Putin’s exit was a rare encounter – a rare outburst of charm – aimed at projecting support for his government.
The 70-year-old also greeted a crowd of supporters on Wednesday night in Dagestan, where Putin took a selfie with a girl.
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