Putin’s Soft Side Moment Goes Viral As He Brings Flowers For Teacher And Drives Her To Kremlin | Watch

Last Updated:May 13, 2026, 18:25 IST

In the clip, Vladimir Putin is seen driving through central Moscow in a Russian-made SUV accompanied by a single security officer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin drew widespread attention online after a video showed him in an unusually personal moment- arriving at a hotel with a bouquet of flowers for his former school teacher before personally driving her to the Kremlin for dinner. The footage, released by the Kremlin, shows Vladimir Putin meeting his former teacher Vera Gurevich, in a rare glimpse of sentimentality from the Russian leader.

In the clip, Vladimir Putin is seen driving through central Moscow in a Russian-made SUV accompanied by a single security officer. He then enters a hotel lobby carrying a large bouquet, where he warmly greets Vera Gurevich- reportedly one of his teachers from his school days in then-Leningrad. The two share a hug, with Vera Gurevich kissing him on the cheek as they speak briefly.

Dressed casually in jeans and a light jacket, Vladimir Putin is also seen chatting with a passer-by and a family inside the lobby before escorting his former teacher to the vehicle and personally driving her to the Kremlin for dinner.

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The Kremlin’s release of the footage comes after reports suggested that Vladimir Putin had been spending extended periods in secure underground locations amid concerns over assassination attempts or internal instability ahead of Russia’s Victory Day commemorations. Russian officials dismissed such reports as baseless.

The video quickly went viral, sparking mixed reactions online. Some users praised the gesture as a touching display of respect for a former teacher, while others interpreted it as a carefully crafted image-building moment. One user wrote, “Power fades, but respect for your teacher stays forever" while another commented that the moment showed “soft imagery used to humanise hard power."

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