Grimacing Vladimir Putin tightly grips desk in meeting with most trusted general

Mirror UK ^ | 8/30/2022 | Will Stewart

[marcusmaximus]

The surreal scene shows a Kremlin meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Viktor Zolotov, 68, who is director of the Russian National Guard and has lost thousands of his men in the war.

A grimacing Vladimir Putin was seen tightly gripping his desk as his most trusted general reported to him that invaded Ukrainians are showing their “support” for occupying Russian soldiers.

The surreal scene shows a Kremlin meeting between Russian President Putin and Viktor Zolotov, 68, who is director of the Russian National Guard and has lost thousands of his men in the war.

It is not the first time Putin has appeared to grip his desk and people have noted previously it may be his way of stopping his hand from shaking uncontrollably amid suspicions he is suffering from early Parkinson’s Disease.

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Zolotov is believed to be trusted by Putin, unlike defence minister Sergei Shoigu who he has apparently lost confidence in.

[marcusmaximus]

Stronk as bull! Winning in Kherson!

[dfwgator]

Somebody needs to photoshop in a Get Smart “Cone of Silence”.

[Allegra]

Here comes the childish daily spam to pollute this site with obsessive propaganda. 🙄

[Mr. K]

Is the ‘Putin Terminal Disease’ here in the room with us right now?

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If that’s the photo, there isn’t much gripping, but that hand looks swollen.

[Sacajaweau]

no matter how many times you post this....putin is alive and well.

[Chunga85]

It’s like driving by a tragic car wreck. It’s grotesque.

[Flick Lives]

Let me know when Putin starts falling going up a staircase or shakes hands with thin air.

[FreeReign]

...no matter how many times you post this....putin is alive and well.

Alive, yes. We have no idea how well he is.

In this case I don't see a tight grip on the desk. Not sure what his left hand has a tight grip on in the first picture.

[JonPreston]

Beat it with this small table crap.

Come back when you got a big table!

[lodi90]

Interestingly, the guy on the right sends his grandkids to study in “globohomo” Europe. LOL.

[PGR88]

but that hand looks swollen.

Its from punching a sand-bucket 10,000 times a day for his judo practice.

[ConservativeMind]

So that’s an impostor Putin, because the real Putin is either dead or incapable of having meetings, correct?

Didn’t the “Ghost of Kiev” gravely injure him, or some such thing?

The propaganda from both sides is nauseating.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Maybe he has a tummy ache..that’s the look I have when mine hurts

[Paul R.]

Bwaa-haa-haa!! Good catch.

Myself though, I just thought Pooty looks pretty sleepy...

[Yossarian]

Unlike last time - 3 months ago or so - where Putin gave a speech and despite the headlines, looked hearty and hale "enough"...
...I have to say that here, Putin looks not-so-hot, puffy, slumped, and contorted in the mouth.

What does this mean? I don't know.

It certainly looks like a guy heading an army that is caught up in a quagmire.

[kiryandil]

    

[skeeter]

They’d better pray for Putins health cause his successor is sure to have a name with more than two syllables.

[kiryandil]

Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck:

"Bring me the Big Table, Chrissie!"

[dforest]

Are you for real? Hah hah hah. That pic is from a long time ago and he isn’t tightly gripping anything.

Someone around here needs to do a tight grip on the troll zot button. LOL