“One ring to rule them all / one ring to find them all/One ring to unite them all and in the dark to bind them– JRR Tolkien
Almost once Vladimir put it in They distributed gold rings to the other eight leaders of the so-called Commonwealth of Independent States – a group of former Soviet republics influenced by Moscow – Lord of the rings The jokes started. After all, in the lore of the world established by J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth’s reigning villain Sauron gave nine rings of power to the leaders of men. And they, in turn, became “mighty in their day, kings, wizards, and ancient warriors.” But one by one, the leaders came to be ruled by the One Ring, which Sauron himself carried, and turned into lies subject to his bidding.
put it in It said He kept the ninth ring himself, making it a match for Tolkien’s fictional nine rings. (One assumes that, like Sauron, he would secretly keep the One Ring for himself.)
The only leader who appears to be wearing his gift in a group photo from the event is Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who reported He immediately puts the bracelet on his finger.
In a statement from the secret meeting, Putin linked the tone of sincerity between the CIS countries as the Russian president launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine continuous.
From left: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar and President of Uzbekistan Shadi Mammadov. Mirziyoyev poses for a family photo before an informal meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States
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Among those who make Lotter Comparisons were Anton Gerashchenko, the adviser to Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs who posted pictures of Gollum, to Putin’s own rings — which allegedly The words “Happy New Year 2023” and “Russia” are written on it – and so is Lukashenko’s outfit. Gerashchenko wrote “Expectation: Putin-Sauron” followed by “Reality: Putin-Gollum”.
Ukrainian Parlamentarian Oleksiy Goncharenko also posted pictures of the rings and wrote, “Putin got tired of being the 21st century Hitler and decided to play Lord of the Rings and become ‘Sauron the Great.’” He followed up with a narrated clip from Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power explaining the rings and their connection. with “One Ring”. You can see both posts below.
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