Putin's clones may play cruel joke on him – military expert Prytula

Mykhailo Prytula, military expert, retired SBU colonel, shared his opinions with Espreso TV.

In his opinion, at some point Putin’s entourage may pull out a clone of him and call him the real one. Then the real Putin will not be able to prove the opposite.

Prytula also mentioned Gorbachev's arrest in 1991. However, he emphasized that Putin is different from the former USSR president due to the presence of clones and the absence of special marks on his face.

"Putin doesn't have that. On the contrary, he has clones that are created for his security. But this can play a rather cruel joke on him. And his own entourage can simply replace Putin with some clone who will go on TV and say: ‘I'm tired, I'm leaving’*," Prytula said.

The military expert added that this scenario is not a fantasy, as such situations have already happened in Moscow. 

"That is why we have to observe these patients. Something will happen to them, and in the near future. The more success the Armed Forces of Ukraine have, the fewer missiles reach Kyiv, the worse things will get in the swamps, and they will try to change their government," he concluded.

*The phrase "I'm tired, I'm leaving" was said by Boris Yeltsin on December 31, 1999, in his New Year's address when he abdicated power.

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