Putin seizes Ukraine, but loses Ukrainians

November 08, 2014 00:17

Portraits of President Vladimir Putin in the Ukrainian capital? Plenty -- but they're printed on toilet paper. The Kremlin leader's stern features stare from novelty rolls sold for USD 1.5 dollars in Kiev gift shops.

He appears on T-shirts emblazoned with an obscene slogan. He's on doormats. "He's popular," jokes Svitlana Khotumsova, 25, who runs a small shop under Maidan Square, epicentre of Ukraine's pro-Western street revolts.

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