Putin reignites body double rumours with photo of his ‘fabulous cheekbones’

Rumours of Vladimir Putin body doubles have been circulating for a while and now speculation is rife about the Russian president again.

Putin visited Baku, Azerbaijan, between August 18 and 19 to discuss Armenian settlement with the President of Azerbaijan.

But some people have noticed there is a problem with Putin’s face in comparison to a meeting he held with the Russian security council just a few days prior.

This includes Anton Herashchenko, a former advisor to Ukraine’s government, who is convinced Putin appeared as a body double in Baku.

He posted: ‘Putin in Baku looks different from Putin at the Security Council meeting a couple of days ago, doesn’t he?’

Pictures and video of Putin taken at the security council meeting so his normal appearance but in Baku he looks different.

As he steps off the plane he looks like he’s had work done on his cheekbones because they seem plumped up, a visible difference from just a few days prior.

It leaves people wondering whether a body double was sent to Baku in place of the real Putin.

Putin’s cheekbones seemed more raised on the right and some people believe it is a different person

Putin shakes hands with the president of Azerbaijan (Picture: Getty Images)

Putin during the security council meeting held just a few days (Picture: Getty Images)

This is certainly not the first time rumours of Putin body doubles have circulated.

The Kremlin itself has even had to come out in the past and dismiss rumours Vladimir Putin has died and been replaced by one of his body doubles.

It issued the extraordinary statement in November 2023 and insisted: ‘We have only one Putin.’

The Russian search engine Yandex has also seen record numbers of queries as to whether the 71-year-old dictator has died.

It follows a swirl of speculation the president died following a long-term battle with cancer, with one – or several – of his doppelgängers taking his place.

‌A Japanese study using hi-tech AI science even suggested there are several Putins, assumed to be actors who have undergone plastic surgery and training by his ex-KGB secret service.

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