Putin compares himself to Jesus Christ in ‘delusional’ speech

“If he walked on water, I think most people in Russia would be fearful of contradicting that, if it appeared on state TV.”

Vladimir Putin has compared himself to Jesus Christ in a bizarre speech, explains The Times’s defence editor, George Grylls.

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