Posted on 10/30/2010 7:06:26 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Judo injury or facelift? Putin tries to mask shiner
Thu Oct 28, 12:16 pm ET
MOSCOW (AFP) – Vladimir Putin, who has carved out a health nut image by wrestling with tigers or judo opponents, raised eyebrows Thursday as he was pictured swollen-faced and caked in make-up, apparently to mask a black eye.
Journalists feverishly speculated that the Russian premier could have taken a punch during a judo session or even had a facelift, after he visited Ukraine on Wednesday slathered in war paint.
"Ukrainian, Russian and Western journalists ... talked only of one thing: How did the Russian prime minister get a black eye?," reported Kommersant business daily's special correspondent Andrei Kolesnikov.
"Could it really be the result of some tough sparring? While it was carefully covered up, it was noticeable to everyone without exception."
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Maybe he choked on a pretzel.
at least Putin will fight.
Is he married?
His soon-to-be-divorced wife clocked him one.
Ah sometimes I miss Yeltsin. The only question would have been whether he fell down and hit the edge of a table or just staggered into a wall.
he’s vain enough to get plastic surgery.
Or hit by a gold bullion accidentally.:-)
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