Now we have the Putin drawings in #istanbul (!) – a news roundup…

Russian artist and former mayor of Arkhangelsk Alexander Donskoy picks up a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin at Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey February 15, 2020. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Russian artist and former mayor of Arkhangelsk Alexander Donskoy picks up a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin at Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey February 15, 2020. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Russian artist unveils Putin ‘superhero’ paintings in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A Russian artist unveiled four giant paintings of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in central Istanbul on Saturday, .


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