Ballet dancer with Putin tattoos says he’s leaving Russia for his ‘soul’ A Russian ballet star has said he’s leaving the country with his family because his ‘soul’ doesn’t feel like it’s in the right place.
Former Royal Ballet star Sergei Polunin, famous for his tattoos of Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced on December 18, 2024 that he plans to leave Russia.
(Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)] Polunin has also been a big supporter of Putin’s war in Ukraine, even speaking in his native language to share his support for it.
Sergei Polunin, 35, was born in Ukraine but has lived in Russia and been a vocal supporter of Vladimir Putin – going as far as having multiple tattoos of the Russian leader.
He also changed his tune regarding full-out support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week, writing on December 9: ‘Here is Kherson street where I spent my childhood, where the Polunin generation grew up and my Russian grandfather built a small house with his own hands.
