A lookalike of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been warned to grow a mustache and not leave home. Slawomir Sobala has been warned for his own safety as people who have sympathies with Ukraine can actually target him.
The Polish man had made the second income impersonating as Russia’s head but situations have changed now. Sobala has also noticed a shift in people’s behavior against him after Russia invaded Ukraine.
“The war that Putin unleashed obviously affects my daily life. People often accost me in the street and tell me that I look like Putin. They also often tell me not to leave the house for safety reasons,” he told the Daily Star.
Highlighting that people have asked him to grow a beard and a mustache, Slawomir stated that his close ones now don’t want to look at him like Putin.
While trying to not be in public places, he said that whenever he has to be in such places he tries to avoid it and attempts to not provoke the situation. Although, he underlined that despite being risky, he still works as an impersonator.
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