A grimacing Vladimir Putin was seen tightly gripping his desk as his most trusted general reported to him that invaded Ukrainians are showing their “support” for occupying Russian soldiers.
The surreal scene shows a Kremlin meeting between Russian President Putin and Viktor Zolotov, 68, who is director of the Russian National Guard and has lost thousands of his men in the war.
It is not the first time Putin has appeared to grip his desk and people have noted previously it may be his way of stopping his hand from shaking uncontrollably amid suspicions he is suffering from early Parkinson’s Disease.
