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Putin sent 8 gold rings to Russian allied leaders and was ridiculed as the Lord of the Rings villain Sauron-International
12/28/2022, 4:16:02 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin recently gifted the former Soviet leader eight gold rings, but critics have compared him to Sauron, the power-hungry lord of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Agence France-Presse reported that Putin presented one to each of the leaders of the eight countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Commonwealth of Independent States, an alliance formed by Russia and the former Soviet Union) at the summit held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the 26th and 27th. gold ring.
(CNA) Russian President Vladimir Putin recently gifted the former Soviet leader eight gold rings, but critics have compared him to the power-hungry lord Sauron in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Agence France-Presse reported that Putin presented one to each of the leaders of the eight countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Commonwealth of Independent States, an alliance formed by Russia and the former Soviet Union) at the summit held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the 26th and 27th. gold ring.

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Putin kept the ninth gold ring for himself, which was inlaid with the symbol of the Independent States Association and engraved with the words “Russia” and “Happy New Year 2023”.
Coincidentally, in JRR Tolkien’s classic novel The Lord of the Rings, Sauron also gave humans 9 rings to enslave them and bend them to his will.
Since Putin sent troops to attack Ukraine in February this year, Ukrainian authorities have often compared Russia to Sauron’s domain, Mordor, and the Russian army to Sauron’s soldiers, Orcs.

In response, Ekaterina Schulmann, a well-known Russian political scientist, wrote on the encrypted communication software Telegram: “Of course this was done on purpose.”
Russian political commentator Yulia Latynina called the rings “rings of impotence”, an apparent reference to Putin’s growing international isolation due to his invasion of Ukraine.

Ratynina joked that every ruler who wears these rings will turn his country into a country ruled by madmen. She believes that Putin will wear the ring alone and will not wear it for long.

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko wrote: “Putin is tired of playing 21st century Hitler and has decided to play Lord of the Ring.”