Hundreds of thousands of revellers have taken to the streets across Germany to celebrate Carnival – dressed up in colourful costumes amid an abundance of sweets, flowers and alcohol.
Many of the processions showcased floats addressing global political topics with biting sarcasm.
In Cologne’s Shrove Monday procession, a float showed Mr Putin in vampire attire kissing the devil and putting the world through a meat grinder, the German news agency dpa reported.
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In the eastern German city of Halle, a street parade was cancelled early after a woman was hurt in an accident, dpa reported.