Where has Russian President Vladimir Putin vanished? He was last seen publicly at a meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on March 5. His scheduled trip to Kazakhstan was cancelled and a treaty signing with representatives from South Ossetia was postponed. He was absent from an annual meeting of the top officials from Russia’s domestic intelligence service.
A website now exists to count the total time #Putin has been missing for. http://t.co/Qvl7olIKT1 pic.twitter.com/GFQUDjjxLV
— Michael Cruickshank (@MJ_Cruickshank) March 14, 2015
Nevertheless, a wave of mockery has broken over Putin, despite official insistence everything is fine in the Kremlin. The 10 most hilarious explanations we found on Twitter:
1. He Had A Stroke
.@RobPulseNews Apparently the rumor that Putin’s had a stroke is true. Here’s an exclusive photo. cc @JuliaDavisNews pic.twitter.com/wfiwiqchS9 — bangkokdave (@bangkokdave) March 12, 2015
2. He Is Stricken By Flu
Putin probably has the flu – that’s the trouble with cold wars!
— Robert Scott (@rascottdotcom) March 13, 2015
3. He Is In Switzerland Celebrating Birth of His Love Child
Putin spotted in disguise at London art gallery, with pregnant partner pic.twitter.com/mGm12rdQlb — Patrick Jackson (@patrickgjackson) March 14, 2015
‘Missing’ Russian president Vladimir Putin’s girlfriend rumoured to have given birth http://t.co/RLDWazMwuN pic.twitter.com/IbtzphQ9UH
— Metro (@MetroUK) March 14, 2015
4. He Is Honing His Skills
Or maybe Putin is just learning how to code. — Evgeny Morozov (@evgenymorozov) March 14, 2015
5. He Is Ousted In A Coup
Just some wild speculation: in this era of hybrid warfare, why not a hybrid coup? #Putin #Russia
— Pablo Veyrat (@PabloVeyrat) March 14, 2015
6. He Is Dead
Shocking footage from Putin’s secret funeral. #ПутинУмер pic.twitter.com/RGuki3IxY9 — Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) March 11, 2015
Putinunder? Yes, he died of an overdose of Botox. #putinumer
— Faya Bogush (@FayaBogush) March 14, 2015
7. He Has A New Business
Where is Putin? Here is the answer! He has opened a pub on Jaffa street in Jerusalem! #putindead #Putin #putinumer pic.twitter.com/eBhvyDTNLS — Johan Romin (@johanromin) March 14, 2015
8. He Is On A Holiday
I just found that Putin is swimming with the fishes in the Stockholm Archipelago. #PutinUmer #putindead #submarines pic.twitter.com/kvlVgWbfyY
— Chippo (@Chippo_66) March 13, 2015
9. He Had A Facelift
I reckon Putin has had a facelift and it’s gone wrong. He is a pillock. — Plain Jane (@janeagallagher) March 14, 2015
10. Or Perhaps…
Putin is not missing, he’s just busy reading emails that Hillary deleted. http://t.co/YS5YJ3Ewzf #tcot #gop pic.twitter.com/aNHxYWiF5B
— He Has Failed (@He_Has_Failed) March 14, 2015
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