The Most Bizarre Vladimir Putin Rumours
It’s fair to say that Vladimir Putin is a bit of a divisive chap - much loved by many in Russia but reviled by much of the world for his stance on issues like gay rights and the war in Syria.
But along with all the criticisms and devotion hurled at the Russian President, there are rumours about him that, frankly, are downright bizarre.
Whether you choose to believe any or all of them depends on your belief in the stranger things in life - but who knows, maybe some are actually real? (They probably aren’t.)
Vladimir Putin is being advised by aliens
Conspiracy: Former councillor Simon Parkes believes Putin is getting help from aliens (Rex)
According to ardent believer in life on other planets Simon Parkes - a former Labour councillor in Whitby, Yorkshire - Putin’s recent hostilities in Ukraine are all down to the help he receives from a group of alien reptiles he calls the ‘Nordics’.
Parkes, who himself claims to have been visited by extraterrestrials, claimed in a Q&A session: ”Putin had been part of a group advised by reptiles. Nordics made the counter offer to Putin.
“The technology the Nordics are giving to Putin is on par with America.”
He added: “The Nordics have told Putin he no longer has to toe the American line, hence his resistance.”
Parkes also said his real mother was a 9ft green alien, so, make of that what you will.
Vladimir Putin is immortal
Immortal: Do these pictures prove that the Russian President has been around for a long time? (Twitter)
Not content with being in charge of Russia, Putin has also been around for a long time - a VERY long time.
According to conspiracy theorists, pictures from 1920 and 1941 show someone who looks extremely similar to Putin dressed up as a soldier and a Russian airman.
The logical explanation to come from this is that that the Russian President is the person in the photos and is therefore immortal, rather than the two people in the photos coincidentally look a bit like him.
Vladimir Putin is Count Dracula
Vampire: Some believe Putin was Vlad the Impaler - who is also known as Count Dracula (Rex)
This is connected to the whole immortal theory but needs singling out on its own. While many are now convinced that Putin doesn’t age, their theory behind this is that he is actually a vampire. More specifically, some people think that he is the most famous vampire of all - Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Count Dracula.
There isn’t too much evidence behind this other than a couple of pictures of people that look like him and the fact they have the same first name but it would explain how he is immortal. It’s just a shame that he has definitely been seen during the day - then again, maybe he has some major sun cream action going on.
Vladimir Putin was ‘neutralised’ by a stealthy coup
Back in 2015, when Putin was not seen in public for ten days, bizarre claims emerged that “shadowy security chiefs” had “neutralised” the Russian leader.
The claims came from chairman of the pro-Kremlin national Islamic Committee, Geydar Dzhemal, who blamed former FSB chief Nikolai Patrushev for the plot.
“I think that Putin is neutralised at the moment, but of course, he is alive,” said Dzhemal. “He is under the control of the power-wielding agencies, who have, in my opinion, organised a coup d'etat.”
Sinister stuff… until Putin showed up a few days later looking as healthy as ever. He said: “It would be boring without gossip.”
Vladimir Putin is the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is one of the most-viewed and most famous pieces of art in human history - but only recently did we find out that the woman with the odd pose is none other than the 2016 Russian President.
Famous: Could there be more to the Mona Lisa than meets the eye? (Wikipedia)
Work of art: The morphing from Mona Lisa to Vladimir Putin is strangely easy (Twitter)
A bit of a close up shows just how similar the two are, meaning that Putin is/was Lisa Gherardini - wife of Florintine noble Francesco del Giocondo or he simply wore a wig for the painting for Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500s. He’s packed a lot in, hasn’t he?
Vladimir Putin is the richest man in the world
According to some reports, Vladimir Putin is hiding a fortune of £140 BILLION - which would make him by far the richest man in the world.
The claims came from Bill Browder, a former fund manager in Russia who is now one of Putin’s harshest critics.
“I believe that [Putin is worth] $200 billion,“ Browder said. "After 14 years in power of Russia, and the amount of money that the country has made, and the amount of money that hasn’t been spent on schools and roads and hospitals and so on, all that money is in property, bank, Swiss bank accounts, shares, hedge funds, managed for Putin and his cronies.”
The CIA think Putin is worth a mere £28 billion, but the Russian President himself gives a much more modest account of his wealth, declaring his income at just 3.6 million rubles (around £68,000) in 2013.
Vladamir Putin is dating Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife
According to US Weekly, Putin is dating Wendi Deng, the ex-wife of billionaire media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.
Putin, who is notoriously private about his love life, was married for 30 years to Lyudmila Putina, but they divorced in 2014. He’s also been rumoured to have had a relationship with Olympic rhythmic gymnast and Russian MP Alina Kabaeva, which he denied.
News organisations have been skeptical about the Deng story but it definitely wasn’t, as some people suggested, an April Fool’s prank.
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