A 1998 photo of former President Ronald Reagan’s visit to Moscow appears to show a young Vladimir Putin posing as a tourist, leading the photographer to speculate the former KGB agent was spying on the U.S. president.
The photo has been discussed for a few years, but White House photographer Pete Souza resurfaced it this week as President Joe Biden takes his first meeting with the Russian president.
Souza, who was the White House photographer during the Reagan and Obama administrations, posted the photo on Instagram on Wednesday:
“A Putin mystery. Or not.
“In 1988, I photographed President Reagan during his visit to Moscow. Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the then Soviet Union, gave Reagan a tour of Red Square where groups of ‘tourists’ (KGB agents?) were positioned around the square. Note the man on the left with the camera around his neck.”
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You can see Zalmon Bernochevsy in the back. His book ‘for KGB to a Shaliach’ is the ultimate spy novel and just awesom display of emuna under the Soviets. He maintained being a frumster when many could not. When the wall came down he crossed from E Berlin to west and then yeshiva. He spoke 5 languages and wore 2 pairs of tefilun. He fooled Putin.
Yes, this is true. Terrible. Trump should resign immediately! If he refuses to leave, Congress should open impeachment hearings tommorow. I’m willing to lie again.
Absolutely 100% was spying.
He”s standing so close to it all with the camera hanging around his head instead of in his hand taking up close photos opportunities. His hand clenched -not even reaching for the camera.