Russian President Vladimir Putin was portrayed in a curious painting in which he appears dressed in an ornate military uniform, while everything around him descends into war and chaos. Sitting on a kind of throne, for most users the image evokes a former tsarist emperor and army marshal of the 19th century.
The image “evokes a sense of awe, fear and respect, creating a narrative of dominance and invincibility,” highlights the British media ‘. The portrait was published by a close ally of the Russian president, Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic.
Next to the image is a message, addressed to the West, “And you want to go to war with Russia? You won’t even blink“The publication comes after reports revealing that Putin is taking huge losses in the war in Ukraine, although it is true that he has managed to advance in the Donbas region, located in eastern Ukraine.
Putin Tsar box
Furthermore, the situation in Syria has not helped the Russian president either, who sent troops back to Ukraine after the rebels took over the center of Aleppo. On the other hand, the publication comes while Putin threatens to “incinerate” Ukraine with its ‘Oreshnik’ hypersonic missile.
On the other hand, the Kremlin also warned that if the West continues to supply long-range missiles to kyiv, “The air defense systems are effective. You see what is happening. We have important countermeasure capabilities to reason with our adversaries, as long as they do not understand other arguments.”
