Speaking with Page Six after the incident, Kraft alleged:
I took out the ring and showed it to [Putin], and he put it on and he goes, ‘I can kill someone with this ring,’
I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out.
This is classical Putin, stealing on the world stage.
— Gor Ogutu (@IAmOgutu) July 15, 2018
She sh’d be put behind bars for this act.
— basele (@basele) July 15, 2018
And so – perhaps understandably – people were feeling a little paranoid about any potential mischief.
One person gasped:
Oh my goodness! Did that really happen? Damn Putin putting something away for keep.
Another raged:
How sick is that? A dignitary is stealing a WC gold medal in front of the players.
Oh my goodness! Did that really happen? Damn Putin putting something away for keep. Lol 😂
— King Robert (@iamKingRobert) July 15, 2018
How sick is that??😮😮
— Umario Taal🇸🇱 (@TaalUmario) July 16, 2018
A dignitary is stealing a WC gold medal in front of the players...and that too behind Putin and infantino backs🤔 pic.twitter.com/qIRqvkkvfJ
Putin couldnt allow to host a world cup and not get a gold medal pic.twitter.com/pRAvic1oao
— B.U.S.O😢🇺🇬 (@wyclif_henry) July 16, 2018
However, this was not the grand medal heist it first appeared to be, but more a case of a sensible Fifa assistant just doing her job.
The assistant had merely noticed France’s captain Hugo Lloris was the last team member to approach the stage, Metro reports.
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