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Where has Putin been? The best of the memes | |
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The 10-day disappearance of Russian President Vladimir Putin - who prior to Monday had not been seen in public for nearly two weeks - led to the internet responding to his vanishing act in the only way it knows how: memes. | |
Inevitably, some wondered whether he had escaped the public eye on the back of a weasel riding a woodpecker. | Inevitably, some wondered whether he had escaped the public eye on the back of a weasel riding a woodpecker. |
There was some speculation about whether the tough Russian leader had developed an illness or health problem. | There was some speculation about whether the tough Russian leader had developed an illness or health problem. |
As the days went by, rumours of his death also began circulating online. | As the days went by, rumours of his death also began circulating online. |
But some thought the busy world leader might have just packed his bags and gone for some rest and recuperation in sunnier climes. | But some thought the busy world leader might have just packed his bags and gone for some rest and recuperation in sunnier climes. |
Whatever the real reason, Mr Putin reappeared on Monday to meet his Kyrgyz counterpart, Almazbek Atambayev, in his home city, St Petersburg. |