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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
Elon Musk hosts anti-vax 2024 candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr on Twitter Spaces after disastrous DeSantis event
Elon Musk hosts anti-vax 2024 candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr on Twitter Spaces after disastrous DeSantis event
Elon Musk is set to host a Twitter Spaces event with 2024 presidential candidate, and outspoken anti-vaccine advocate, Robert F Kennedy Jr- just weeks after Ron DeSantis launched his campaign using the feature. Mr Kennedy is set to speak with Mr Musk and David Sacks on 5 June at 2pm EST in an event poised to be similar to Mr DeSantis’. “Set a reminder for my upcoming Spaces with Elon Musk and moderator David Sacks!” Mr Kennedy tweeted on Sunday (4 June) with a link to the event. The Spaces comes on the tail of Mr DeSantis’ technologically glitchy event filled with awkward pauses and sudden crashes which Mr Sacks attributed to a high volume of listeners. Mr Musk received some criticism for hosting Mr DeSantis on the platform as many believed it to be an endorsement of the Florida governor’s campaign. However, he clarified that he would welcome any 2024 presidential candidate to Twitter Spaces. Now, Mr Kennedy, the nephew of president John F Kennedy and son of Robert F Kennedy, will be the next candidate to join Mr Musk and Mr Sacks in a conversation. Joining the conversation will be former Democrat presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan, entrepreneur Omeed Malik, author Michael Shellenberger and professional surfer Kelly Slater. More follows Read More Elon Musk hosts anti-vax 2024 candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr on Twitter Spaces after disastrous DeSantis event Trump still dominates in first 2024 GOP poll since DeSantis announcement Who is running for president in 2024?
2023-06-05 22:25
Serbians hand over thousands of weapons after mass shootings
Serbians hand over thousands of weapons after mass shootings
Serbian police say citizens have handed over nearly 6,000 unregistered weapons in the first three days of a month-long amnesty period that is part of an anti-gun crackdown following two mass shootings last week
2023-05-11 18:59
What's the Kennection? #73
What's the Kennection? #73
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
2023-07-30 10:18
Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 to avoid a 4-game series sweep in a clash of the NL's best
Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 to avoid a 4-game series sweep in a clash of the NL's best
The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves to complete their meeting of the NL’s top two teams
2023-09-04 07:21
Novak Djokovic wins his 23rd Grand Slam title by beating Casper Ruud in the French Open final
Novak Djokovic wins his 23rd Grand Slam title by beating Casper Ruud in the French Open final
Novak Djokovic has won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final
2023-06-12 00:55
'It was consensual': Dwight Howard denies sexual assault allegations, seeks dismissal of civil lawsuit
'It was consensual': Dwight Howard denies sexual assault allegations, seeks dismissal of civil lawsuit
The lawsuit also included 'intentional infliction of emotional distress' and false imprisonment which Dwight Howard has denied
2023-10-26 06:52
US consumer sentiment plummets to six-month low on debt ceiling debacle
US consumer sentiment plummets to six-month low on debt ceiling debacle
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low in May on worries that political
2023-05-13 01:27
Freedom Caucus member says hard-line group 'failed' with passage of 'Democratic' debt limit bill
Freedom Caucus member says hard-line group 'failed' with passage of 'Democratic' debt limit bill
House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck criticized the bipartisan debt ceiling deal reached between House Republicans and the White House as a "Democratic bill," and said his hard-line, conservative group had "failed" in its efforts to influence legislation more to its liking.
2023-06-05 00:28
Hostages and Hezbollah Force Israel to Rethink Gaza Ground War
Hostages and Hezbollah Force Israel to Rethink Gaza Ground War
More than two weeks since Israel declared war on Hamas and enlisted hundreds of thousands of troops in
2023-10-23 23:18
Texas wildfires force thousands to evacuate as massive blaze ravages 1200 acres of land
Texas wildfires force thousands to evacuate as massive blaze ravages 1200 acres of land
The Game Preserve Fire has burned an estimated 500 acres
2023-09-02 14:24
France conducts maiden test of hypersonic glider
France conducts maiden test of hypersonic glider
PARIS France has conducted a maiden test of a prototype hypersonic glider, the country's defence procurement agency said,
2023-06-27 21:51