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Dave Burke

Coughing Vladimir Putin delivers New Year rant against West 'flanked by actors'

Bloodthirsty warmonger Vladimir Putin coughed and spluttered his way through an angry New Year's rant as he lashed out at the West.

The 70-year-old, who is rumoured to be plagued by failing health, was flanked by men and women in military uniforms as he gave a rambling speech about his catastrophic war.

A video of his New Year's address immediately sparked suspicions that some of those alongside him could be actors, as one of the women looks remarkably similar to a figure from previous appearances.

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