Since invading Ukraine and setting the country of its western neighbor to fire and blood, Vladimir Putin has looked like public enemy number one in much of Europe. And if the head of the Kremlin takes all the precautions in the world to remain untouchable, his official double fears him more for his life. For eight years, Slawek Sobala was the only official lookalike of the Russian president. But after having happily taken advantage of it, the 53-year-old man only very moderately appreciates this astonishing resemblance. He even has to curse her lately. Originally from the city of Wroclaw, Poland, where about one in ten residents is Ukrainian, Slawek Sobala told the Daily Star this Saturday, February 26, that he now fears that his hometown residents and anti-war protesters will turn against him.
Vladimir Putin’s official look-alike criticizes intervention in Ukraine
“Before the war, I was not afraid for my safety on the streets, but since the war started, when Putin attacked Ukraine, that has changed. There have been many times when Ukrainians living in Wroclaw have told me that I look like Putin. I’m a bit afraid that they might be angry or aggressive when they see me”, he explained totally panicked. “This war is useless. I had a lot of respect for [Vladimir Poutine] but now I think that man has done a lot of harm and I don’t know today how I could imitate him in the future. I support Ukraine. I think they have to fight“, he acknowledged.
It is not good to be associated with the head of the Kremlin in recent days either in France. The Quebec catering brand based in Paris and Toulouse and which bears the name of the Russian president, has received malicious calls and threats since the start of the war between Ukraine and Russia. In Quebec, the restaurant that created the recipe is renaming the dish in support of the Ukrainian people.
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