Putin's new foundation

Vladimir Putin has appeared at a press conference sporting what appeared to be a black eye, prompting speculation that he was injured in a judo fight or had had plastic surgery.

The 58-year-old Russian Prime Minister, famed for his action man image, seemed to be wearing heavy make-up with a dark patch that looked like severe bruising around his left eye during a press conference in Ukraine.

Putin usually eschews make-up for televised meetings but journalists noticed that his face was covered in foundation.