MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 10, 2022: Russia's President Putin delivers a video address as the final round of the 11th Night Hockey League Festival kicks off in Sochi. Mikhail Metzel/POOL/TASS/Sipa USA
Russia: President Putin delivers video address as final round of Night Hockey Leage Festival kicks off
MOSCOW (77WABC) — Rumors about a potential replacement for Russian President Vladimir Putin were sparked due to his actions during the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9.
Videos of Putin speaking to a man during the parade have begun circulating on social media with some speculating that this man would one day replace the Russian leader.
#KREMLIN #May9th: The young man with whom #Putin had a long & frank conversation on Red Square is the head of the presidential administration department, Dmitry Kovalev (unconfirmed at this time). Rumors immediately began to swirl that he could be Putin's hand-picked #successor. pic.twitter.com/KIHXb8v2Iy
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) May 9, 2022
Ukrainian race car driver Igor Sushko— who shared the clip — claimed that the man Putin was speaking to was named Dmitry Kovalev. Kovalev is a 36-year-old member of the Presidential Administration.
In his tweet, Sushko also said that the identity was still unconfirmed at this time.
