Putin wears full face of make-up in first sighting since declare ‘he is dying’

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the impression to be hiding behind thick layers of make-up this week as he made his first public look since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s morbid prediction saying the autocrat “will die quickly”

“He’ll die quickly, and that is a truth, and it’ll come to an finish,” the Ukrainian chief mentioned. Zelensky’s feedback gas an ever-growing rumor that Putin’s well being is declining quick.

Moreover, current footage displaying an virtually mummified-looking Russian President has solely given the assertion extra credibility. However, the Ukrainian chief offered no proof to again his declare.

Nonetheless, Putin does appear to be hiding one thing. The images present the 72-year-old dictator sporting a really creepy smile that appears to be held along with Botox.

His enormous, rosy cheeks don’t look pure and might seemingly be erased with a small make-up wipe for a lightweight rain. As he talks, it appears Putin should chorus from making robust facial expressions to keep away from ruining his clearly synthetic look.

Regardless of having no concrete proof, Zelensky’s assertion was considerably corroborated by a safety skilled who spoke with the Day by day Mirror in 2024 concerning Putin’s “made-up” look whereas he was sworn in for a fifth time period.

The Russian chief had darkened his eyebrows and used quite a lot of cheek filler to seemingly masks his age and well being.

Professor Anthony Glees of the College of Buckingham instructed The Mirror that Putin was “closely made up” in an try to construct a macho persona of himself.

“Putin himself is closely made up, his eyebrows darkened, his cheeks plumped up with filler, every strand of his thinning hair fastidiously combed. His weak receding chin makes his chilly, calculating eyes appear much more menacing than regular.

“But Putin himself acts the modest little man off the road, virtually as if he is come to the flawed place. That is all a part of shtick. He and Russia are the victims. That is the standard stance of a psychopath killer: they’re the one who’ve been wronged, these they kill are in charge. All that is deliberate and supposed to underscore the political message that he makes.”

Putin has beforehand resorted to different cringe-worthy makes an attempt to attain this, like when he was seen horseback driving whereas shirtless or the time he was pictured doing judo.

Moscow’s makes an attempt to make Putin appear robust solely places a bigger emphasis on his appearnce, which hasn’t been wanting too wholesome lately. In early 2025, onlookers started to scrutinize his well being after the Russian chief was seen with blood-shot eyes and an odd bruise on his hand.

Years earlier, spectators observed a scar on his neck, which fueled rumors that Putin had undergone life-saving surgical procedure for thyroid most cancers. This was supported by experiences {that a} specialist most cancers physician was allegedly by the 72-year-old’s facet across the time his navy invaded Ukraine. A US intelligence leak additionally urged Putin had been receiving chemotherapy.