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.
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