Russian MP may very well be punished for hanging noodles on his ears throughout Putin speech

Russia’s Communist Occasion has pledged to punish a regional politician who wore noodles on his ears throughout a speech by Vladimir Putin.

Mikhail Abdalkin, a beforehand little-known lawmaker in Samara in southern Russia, shared a video of himself watching Putin’s state-of-the-nation address with noodles hanging over his ears in a transparent mockery of the Russian chief.

“To hold noodles on somebody’s ears” is a well known idiom in Russia meaning “to inform lies” or “pull somebody’s leg”.

Within the video, Mr Abdalkin stares at a display from his desk as Mr Putin delivered his annual tackle on Tuesday.

“I absolutely help (it). I agree with the whole lot. Nice speech,” Mr Abdalkin wrote within the caption for the video submit.

“Haven’t heard something like that in 23 years. Pleasantly stunned.”

Mr Putin on Tuesday delivered a two-hour-long speech by which he vowed to win a “victory” for Russia in Ukraine whereas working arduous to enhance residing requirements again dwelling.

Nearly a yr since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraineeven veiled protests like Mr Abdalkin’s are uncommon. A number of hundred folks have been jailed and 1000’s fined for mere social media posts casting doubt on the targets of the warfare.

Gennady Zyuganov, the long-standing chief of the Russian Communist occasion, lauded Mr Putin’s tackle to the nation for expressing “confidence and realism” about right this moment’s Russia.

Mr Abdalkin’s video was extensively shared on Thursday after an MP from the ruling occasion complained on social media and urged Mr Zyuganov to rein in his occasion members.

“That is an odd, to place it mildly, escapade which might be extra appropriate for a Ukrainian, not a Russian lawmaker,” Alexander Khinshtein mentioned.

“I do hope the Communist Occasion’s management will get him in line – that’s, if their pledges to help the president and rally behind him should not simply phrases.”

Alexander Yushchenko, the occasion’s spokesman, mentioned on Thursday they might look into the lawmaker’s stunt and “received’t depart it with out consideration”.