A fact check on Twitter said that Putin was at the event despite speculation online that the footage of the Russian leader was staged.
"Someone captured Putin on video during the pre-recording of him in an emptied church protected by his body guards. This footage was then broadcast as 'live' on Russian state propaganda TV, sprinkled into the actual footage of Easter services."journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh dismissed these theories and said the Twitter thread was spreading false claims.
Video footage from an Orthodox Easter mass in Russia has sparked concerns that President Vladimir Putin's appearance was staged. Above, Putin attends the mass led by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral on April 24, 2022, in Moscow, Russia."It's day 60 of war in Ukraine.
The report that the AP shared alongside its tweet said that both Reuters and Agence France-Press also published their own photographs of Putin from the service.
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