From Mirror (caution: tabloid):
Vladimir Putin has launched a strange bid to dub himself the new Jesus Christ and take the religious high ground over his war in Ukraine – but in reality he’s a psychopath with an addiction to cosmetic fillers, an expert on foreign policy has warned.
Earlier this week, the despot compared himself to a new Messiah and reeled off Bible quotes as he conflated his role as the President of Russia with having a divinely-guided responsibility to defeat the “Satanic West” in the name of Orthodox Christendom. This isn’t the first time the warlord has portrayed himself as a defender of the faith, but this time he gave startling insight into his twisted view as he claimed he was sent to teach Russia’s youth “traditional” values at the opening of a Moscow’s children’s centre.