A video shows a pigeon 'saluting' Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A video shows a pigeon 'saluting' Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A video purportedly showing a pigeon raising its wing as if it were â€œsalutingâ€ Russian President Vladimir Putin spreadÂ on social media on 1 June 2017: In fact, Ruptly TV, RTâ€™sÂ Berlin-based video news agency, posted the original footage YouTube TV along with a message explaining how the pigeon had given Putin the cold shoulder:Â < Russian President Vladimir Putin was ignored by a humble pigeon, while walking in the grounds of the Rogozhskaya Zastava Spiritual Centre, Moscow, on Wednesday.Â As the president greeted the little bird, it simply wandered away from his waving hand. > The original video simply shows Vladimir Putin and pigeon passing each other on the streets of Moscow:
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