Putin attends funeral in Moscow with a nuclear suitcase in tow

Russian leader Vladimir Putin was seen attending a Moscow funeral on Friday, with an aide carrying one of three ‘secret nuclear briefcases’.

The Russian president arrived at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, to pay his respects to firebrand ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

Putin, dressed in black, made the sign of the cross in front of Zhirinovsky’s open casket as the political leader and his close ally was laid to rest.

He was believed to have fallen ill with Covid before being hospitalised – despite boasting eight Covid jabs.

The visible presence of a top military officer carrying the launch apparatus for the Kremlin’s strategic missiles was thought to be a chilling sign that Putin could deploy devastating nuclear weapons.

The images come seven weeks after he put his nuke weapons on alert, lashing out at the NATO alliance over what he claimed were ‘aggressive’ sanctions.

The secret case is thought to contain the launch apparatus for the Kremlin’s strategic missiles and its presence at the funeral is seen as a chilling threat to the world.

Reported by The Sun