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Daily Mirror
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Lizzie McAllister

Kristina Rihanoff hit with backlash after 'insensitive' tweets appearing to back Putin

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left fuming as former professional Kristina Rihanoff shared a series of tweets that people deemed 'insensitive' in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian dancer took to the popular social media site to retweet a cartoon depicting caricatures of Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau.

The three Western leaders were shown with blood drawn on their hands, while Trudeau was depicted in blackface and Johnson was holding a glass of wine, referencing the party scandal which was unveiled at the end of 2021. Biden was drawn pointing, with the words 'Russian man bad' written in a speech bubble.

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