The clip posted by Derrick Evans comes from King Carl XVI Gustaf’s April 17, 2026 go to to Lviv. It’s lower earlier than the handshake. Full footage from Suspilne, AFP, Reuters and official Ukrainian and Swedish sources exhibits the king and Zelenskyy shaking arms proper after the greeting. Swedish royal courtroom officers referred to as the refusal declare unsuitable and ugly. The supposed spit is a standard mouth motion whereas Zelenskyy turns and speaks. No verified spit is seen within the uncut footage. The identical edited clip first unfold through Russian media in April and has been recirculated with the added spit declare.
Did anybody else catch this?
The King of Sweden refused to shake arms with Zelenskyy so Zelenskyy simply spit at his toes in entrance of your complete world. pic.twitter.com/Addfc6uZpi
— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) October 22, 2026
Suspilne Information (full arrival and assembly):
Lead Tales — Oct 23, 2026: https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/10/fact-check-edited-video-does-not-prove-sweden-king-refused-to-shake-zelenskyy-hand.html
Ukrinform — Apr 24, 2026: https://www.ukrinform.web/rubric-factcheck/4115996-russian-media-use-edited-video-of-swedish-kings-visit-to-ukraine-to-spread-false-claim.html
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