THE battle of egos continues as Vladimir Putin dons a military uniform in an effort to upstage The Don.

The Russian tyrant was spotted on Tuesday in military fatigues during the Zapad-2025 (West 2025) war games.

His army-outfit appearance came the morning prior to Donald Trump touching down in the UK.

Putin was last seen in an army uniform in March, after which critics claimed it was his body double.

Appearing at Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Kremlin dictator was at least 500 miles from the nearest frontline in the war.

Putin – Russia's Supreme Commander-in-Chief – has steadfastly avoided the frontline, unlike Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky regularly wears the military uniform and appears alongside his combat soldiers.

The 72-year-old chos

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