{"id":117377,"date":"2023-09-03T21:59:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T21:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=117377"},"modified":"2023-09-03T21:59:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T21:59:26","slug":"child-forced-to-thank-putin-as-he-opens-school-in-destroyed-ukrainian-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/child-forced-to-thank-putin-as-he-opens-school-in-destroyed-ukrainian-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Child forced to ‘thank’ Putin as he opens school in destroyed Ukrainian city"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Ukrainian child in the destroyed and occupied city of Mariupol was forced to thank Russian President Vladimir Putin during an awkward ceremony for the opening of a new school.<\/p>\n

Despite levelling most of the city early on into his country's invasion of Ukraine, Putin has ordered certain parts to be rebuilt. <\/p>\n

And one of the first parts to be finished was a school in the area.<\/p>\n

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The official opening ceremony was held yesterday (September 1), with Putin watching live via a video link back in Russia. <\/p>\n

And bizarrely, a small child thought to be aged around six or seven was brought forward by one of Putin's appointed leader of the Donbas region Denis Pushilin to say thank you.<\/p>\n

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A video clip shows the child awkwardly thanking Putin by reading a pre-prepared script behind held off camera.<\/p>\n

He said, in a what we've managed to translate: \u201cDear President Putin.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy name is Simka, and I want to thank you very much for taking care of my favourite city of Mariupol.\u201d<\/p>\n

The child then seemingly forgets \u2013 or refuses \u2013 to carry on, prompting Pushilin to speak to him.<\/p>\n

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