Putin Suddenly Disappeared After Attacking Iran
16- 6.03.2026, 11:08
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Kremlin publishes old footage.
The Kremlin publishes old photos from the office of ruler Vladimir Putin while Russia's ally in the Middle East - Iran - was under attack by the United States and Israel.
This is according to an investigation by the "Sistema" project.
According to journalists, Putin disappeared from public view amid the attack on Iran. This is indicated by a detail of the interior of the Kremlin office - an indoor aglaonema plant seen in official footage.
The Kremlin reported that Putin held meetings with Russian officials on March 2-3, in particular with the governor of the Amur region and the head of the federal treasury. State TV channels also reported that these events took place "today."
The journalists, however, determined that the videos could have been recorded much earlier. The main evidence was an aglaonema plant located behind the ruler's desk.

Investigators observed that in the fall and early February, the plant became thicker and some of its leaves turned yellow. At the same time, in the footage that the Kremlin passed off as new after Feb. 9, the plant looks as if its condition has returned to its previous state - the leaves are green again.

After Sistema published a preliminary report that Putin had not appeared on camera for 11 days, the Kremlin changed the plants in his office.
The video of the February 25 meeting with conductor Valery Gergiev that the presidential administration released already shows other plants.
The old aglaonema reappeared in the footage allegedly from March 2-3, which, according to journalists, may indicate the use of old recordings.
Official Kremlin reports said Putin held telephone talks with several Middle Eastern leaders on March 2, particularly Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on March 3.
The publication of the video of the internal meetings may have been an attempt to show Russian audiences that the Kremlin chief is focused on domestic issues and that the situation around Iran is not critical for Moscow.