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Fact or Fiction: Image shows muscular Vladimir Putin with bulging veins?

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(KGTV) — An image you may have seen online shows a comically muscular depiction of Russian President Vladimir Putin complete with bulging veins.

The image is reportedly the cover of a new calendar published by the Russian government.

And it's true.

Russia's state security service has come out with a 2024 fundraising calendar which is being mocked by much of the world.
      
Among other things, the calendar depicts a soldier sitting on a windowsill holding hands with a fairy tale character and, more alarmingly, a Russian special forces soldier watching the U.S. Capital building being attacked by a helicopter and drone.