London24NEWS

Mad Vlad Putin is large Abba fan and ‘loves dancing to them’ throughout Ukraine struggle

Mad Vladimir Putin is “jiving” to Abba songs in the Kremlin while the war with Ukraine rages, defence experts believe.

Professor Michael Clarke said the Russian despot is a huge fan of the Swedish supergroup and dances to their hits.

The military analyst said: “Putin jiving away to Dancing Queen. Just think about that – preferably with his shirt on. You know he is a great fan of Abba. He loves Abba.”

READ MORE: Putin brutally mocked for bizarrely managing to wear ear protectors the wrong way

Click for more of the latest news from the Daily Star.

Putin has locked himself away in the Kremlin after being wrong-footed by Ukraine’s counterattack into the Kursk region of Russia over two weeks ago.



Studioaufnahme der schwedischen Popgruppe ABBA, Deutschland 1970er Jahre. (Photo by Siegfried Pilz/United Archives via Getty Images)
The dictator is known to be a huge Abba fan

He is a known Abba fan and in 2009, flew Abba tribute band Björn Again from London to Russia for a private concert. The former chief of the Russian secret service the KGB also loves taking his shirt off to display his muscles.

Prof Clarke, a fellow of King’s College London specialising in war studies, added that he thought the Russian dictator isn’t clever enough to play chess.



TOPSHOT - Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an event to mark the 1160th anniversary of Russia's statehood in Veliky Novgorod on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Ilya PITALEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by ILYA PITALEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)
Our expert also thinks Putin isn’t smart enough to be any good at chess

He added: “He’s not bright enough to be a chess player but he plays poker pretty well, I think.”

Abba have had worldwide hits with Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Gimme Gimme, Mamma Mia and Super Trouper.

For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.