Elections in Russia: Pictures of Putin at the online vote have gone viral. The unexpected detail from the Kremlin office

Elections in Russia: Pictures of Putin at the online vote went viral. The unexpected detail from the Kremlin office The Russian president expressed his choice through an electronic vote on Friday, during the elections for the State Duma, a poll held from September 18-20. The moment when Vladimir Putin exercised his right to vote was officially published by the Russian Presidential Administration. The pictures, however, triggered a wave of ironic reactions and memes on social networks. In total contrast to Moscow's propaganda which praises Russia's independence and technological advancement, the Russian leader used a classic wired mouse at the Kremlin office, according to Metro.co.uk. Putin appeared visibly unaccustomed to operating a computer. "You can't make a mistake," he said at one point. Then, he moved very close to the screen. The Kremlin leader stopped for a few seconds to read the text, with his left fist clenched on the desk. After completing the process, the Russian leader sketched a subtle smile, nodded in approval, closed his map, and stood up from the desk. Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev wrote on X that Putin used a computer on which a version of Windows without a license was installed. This detail sparked a series of jokes. "It's like my parents when they use modern technology," commented one user. "It's the third time in his life he's used a mouse," another wrote online. "Could someone activate the old man's Windows system? A nuclear power and they can't afford a license," another user ironically wrote. The parliamentary poll in Russia began on Friday and will last for three days, being characterized by analysts as a strictly controlled process aimed at consolidating the power of the Kremlin.