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Putin unrecognisable in shell suit with full head of hair in uncovered 1990s video
Putin unrecognisable in shell suit with full head of hair in uncovered 1990s video
Previously unseen home video footage shows a younger, untidy and awkward-looking Vladimir Putin socialising and playing table tennis during a visit to Finland around three decades ago. The rare clip, obtained by Finnish outlet Yle, shows the future Russian president dressed in a shellsuit playing darts and eating with other guests at a hospitality venue near Helsinki. According to sources spoken to by Yle, the Finnish broadcasting company, the video was shot around a May Day holiday in the early 90s. At the time Putin, then around age 40 and becoming a major player in the St Petersburg political scene, was working as a KGB officer and had become an adviser to Anatoly Sobchak, then mayor of the Black Sea city. Mr Sobchak is also seen in the clip along with his bodyguards and the party later goes fishing together. On their return, a man can be heard shouting from the boat: “I cannot hear you - we have so much fish. We have so much fish that I cannot hear you.” Putin is seen facing away from the camera with the hood of his coat up. The other men in the boat are facing in the direction of the filmer. Throughout the video, Putin appears to be aware that he is being filmed but on occasion tries to turn his face away from the camera. After the boat returns to shore, a woman is seen scaling the catch on a jetty next to the lake where the men had been fishing. An eyewitness told Yle the woman was Putin’s then-wife Lyudmila. The outlet said it was unable to corroborate the account but confirmed that the Putin’s and their children - Maria and Katerina - were present. Yle said the video was a far cry from the “macho, dictatorial image that Putin has since hewn for himself”. ”This is pre-rich Putin, Putin in a bad shell suit, with a bad haircut, bad vest, doing everyday dad stuff,” said Luke Harding, Russia expert and former Moscow correspondent for the British newspaper The Guardian. ”The most striking thing is he is smiling. He looks human, rather than the ghoul he has become,” says Mr Harding when shown excerpts of the video by Yle. Read More Putin gives defence chief one month deadline to stop Ukrainian counteroffensive in its tracks Russia unleashes hypersonic missiles on Odesa port in overnight attack Russian oil supplies continue to spike despite G7 price cap sanctions, data shows Putin wants Ukrainian counteroffensive halted before early October, report says South Korea's Yoon calls for a strong military amid deepening North Korean-Russian ties Ukraine launches new missile attack near Putin’s military airfield in Sevastopol
2023-09-26 15:20
Prigozhin buried in private funeral - Wagner chief's press service
Prigozhin buried in private funeral - Wagner chief's press service
The mercenary group boss, who led June's aborted armed rebellion, was killed in a plane crash last week.
2023-08-30 02:47
Jonathan Majors countersues his accuser and ex-GF Grace Jabbari for domestic violence
Jonathan Majors countersues his accuser and ex-GF Grace Jabbari for domestic violence
According to Jonathan Majors' counter-complaint, it was Grace Jabbari who attacked him on March 25
2023-06-27 20:48
Spanish king to consult parties next week on new government
Spanish king to consult parties next week on new government
MADRID Spain's King Felipe will kick off a two-day round of meetings with the country's main political parties
2023-08-18 20:56
Ukraine claims limited gains, weeks into counteroffensive
Ukraine claims limited gains, weeks into counteroffensive
Ukraine on Monday said its forces clawed back clutches of territory from Russia last week as part of its counteroffensive, as Russia's security service said it foiled an assassination attempt...
2023-07-03 18:17
US judge throws out high-profile chess cheating lawsuit
US judge throws out high-profile chess cheating lawsuit
A US federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by chess player Hans Niemann, who was seeking $100 million from those who accused him of cheating...
2023-06-28 11:54
Who is Michael Ricker? NC man murders ex-GF's mother while out on bond for attempted murder of her father
Who is Michael Ricker? NC man murders ex-GF's mother while out on bond for attempted murder of her father
Michael Ricker currently faces charges of one count of first-degree murder in connection to the death of Lesa Armstrong Rose
2023-10-26 08:47
In the Arctic, Russians keep the free press flame alive
In the Arctic, Russians keep the free press flame alive
Exiled to a place far above the Arctic Circle, a group of Russian journalists are working with Norwegians to break through the strict state controls that have...
2023-07-27 15:27
Trump shares post on Jewish New Year attacking American Jews who didn't support him
Trump shares post on Jewish New Year attacking American Jews who didn't support him
Former President Donald Trump drew condemnation Monday after sharing, during celebrations of the Jewish New Year, a flier on his Truth Social platform asserting that liberal Jews who did not support him "voted to destroy America & Israel."
2023-09-19 09:50
Nationwide, Atom Bank Join UK Lenders Hiking Mortgage Prices
Nationwide, Atom Bank Join UK Lenders Hiking Mortgage Prices
Nationwide Building Society and Atom Bank Plc announced increases in mortgage rates on Thursday, joining a flurry of
2023-06-16 18:55
Civil rights groups condemn 'Soul Fest' concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving
Civil rights groups condemn 'Soul Fest' concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving
Civil rights groups are criticizing a concert series with Black performers dubbed “Soul Fest” that is being held at a Georgia park with a giant carving of Confederate leaders
2023-07-28 03:15
Talks to end Hollywood actors' strike suspended
Talks to end Hollywood actors' strike suspended
Talks between Hollywood actors and studios over an ongoing strike were suspended Wednesday, both parties said, in a blow to hopes for a swift end to a crisis...
2023-10-12 16:55