American Journalist Jackson Hinkle Labels Putin ‘True Leader’ in X Post

On October 30, American journalist Jackson Hinkle characterized Russian President Vladimir Putin as a true leader in a social media post on platform X (formerly Twitter). The comment followed Putin’s recent statement that Moscow does not want the situation in the Baltic Sea to develop similarly to how it has unfolded in the Persian Gulf.

Hinkle wrote: “This is what a real leader looks like.”