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A bizarre video shows an 'AI Vladimir Putin' dancing and singing ahead of the coming Russian election.
It appears to promote the dictator ahead of next week’s presidential event. Played by an apparent Putin AI double, the spoof depicts the tyrant among world leaders. A dozy Joe Biden is depicted as falling asleep as he dances and relies on prompt cards, while German chancellor Olaf Scholz appears terrified of the Kremlin tyrant.
The character, playing Putin sings: “We Russians are friends with whoever we want.You want to be friends? Admit it: Crimea is ours. Who doesn't love us, we can't hear you…..Western politics is nonsense.”
The computer-generated video shows 'Putin' dancing along side other other political leaders (Social media/east2west news)The video shows Putin with his authoritarian friends including North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, who keeps trying to push a red nuclear button. Other “forever” cronies are Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarus ruler, along with China ’s Xi Jinping.
The song’s lyrics have Putin saying: “ Russia will give an answer to the European hate. There's no point in discussing anything with Europe. They dance for America to the sound of coins. While Biden shakes hands with someone who isn't there.” In contrast 71-year-old Putin’s pals “are not in it for the money….The Belarusians, of course. It's forever. Beijing and Astana [Kazakhstan], they're also [our friends]. And Istanbul, they're yes and no.”
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'Putin' is seen dancing in the spoof video (social media; e2w news)The chorus is: “To the Russians, yes! For Russia, yes! To the Russians, yes! To our people, yes! To Russia, yes!” The footage - believed to be linked to Putin’s mammoth propaganda machine - mocks Western sanctions against his war in Ukraine. 'Putin' sings: "Russia doesn't notice their sanctions,” and 'Biden' responds: “Forgets he's president"
One prompt card, retrieved by Biden from his pocket, tells him: “I’m at home. Let the pensioner rest already,” sings the AI Putin. "Let's elect a billionaire [ Donald Trump ] in his place.” The video continues and drops in a mad conspiracy theory that “maybe Bush killed Kennedy”. It has been watched 641,000 times on YouTube, but it is also seen on other platforms including TikTok and Russian social media outlets.
The AI video pokes fun at the Russian president and other world leaders (Social media/east2west news)Other unofficial videos use actors to persuade Russians to do the “right thing” and vote for Putin in the wartime election to be held between 15 and 17 March. It is widely seen as rigged since two anti-war candidates were banned and Putin’s main opposition foe Alexei Navalny had been jailed on trumped up charges before dying in suspicious circumstances.
Other opposition figures are jailed or exiled. The three other candidates all accept they will lose to Putin amid rumours the Kremlin has decreed that the dictator will receive around 80 per cent of the vote