Naked attempt on Putin’s vote (PHOTOS)

The Ukrainian activist group Femen have staged a protest at the Moscow polling station where Vladimir Putin cast his vote. Three semi-naked activists covered with protest slogans disrupted voting just 20 minutes after the premier left the building.

­According to eyewitnesses, the activists tried to steal the box in which the presidential frontrunner had just cast his ballot.

The Femen activists had the slogan “I steal for Putin” emblazoned on their bare chests – an apparent  satire on the slogans of pro-government movements which have exploited the sexuality of their female activists to whip up support for the Russian leader.

An activist of Ukrainian group Femen attends to a ballot box at a polling station in Moscow (Reuters / Denis Sinyakov)
An activist of Ukrainian group Femen attends to a ballot box at a polling station in Moscow (Reuters / Denis Sinyakov)

Police detained the activists shortly after they dropped their coats.

A security officer carries away an activist of Ukrainian group Femen at a polling station in Moscow (Reuters / Denis Sinyakov)
A security officer carries away an activist of Ukrainian group Femen at a polling station in Moscow (Reuters / Denis Sinyakov)

Femen is known for their flashy, politically-loaded displays. They started off protesting against sex tourism in Ukraine, but quickly broadened their range of issues to embrace a host of hot topics, from Ukraine’s gas deals with Russia to Belarus’ bid to host the ice hockey world championship.

(Reuters / Denis Sinyakov)
(Reuters / Denis Sinyakov)

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