--- description: A mural in Lithuania has gone viral for depicting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kissing Russian President Vladimir Putin title: Street Mural of Donald Trump Kissing Vladimir Putin Goes Viral image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13857d336e721fd7/698893375f570fb956b20ed6/trump-putin.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Street Mural of Donald Trump Kissing Vladimir Putin Goes Viral ## Video: Watch Donald Trump Dodge a Bald Eagle [Watch (HLS stream): Watch Donald Trump Dodge a Bald Eagle](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5CcEYNNO.m3u8) (1:00)  _Published 2015-12-08. Last August, as Person of the Year runner-up Donald Trump was establishing himself as a real contender, the candidate agreed to pose with a bald eagle for a TIME cover story._  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2016 6:52 PM CUT  A couple kisses in front of graffiti depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on the walls of a bar in the old town in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 14, 2016. A couple kisses in front of graffiti depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on the walls of a bar in the old town in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 14, 2016.Mindaugas Kulbis—AP  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2016 6:52 PM CUT A mural on the side of a restaurant in Lithuania has gone viral for depicting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kissing Russian President Vladimir Putin. The mural was created Friday by artist Mindaugas Bonanu at the barbecue restaurant Keule Ruke, according to the Associated Press. “We see many similarities between these two ‘heroes’ (Putin and Trump). They both have huge egos, and it’s amusing to see they are getting along well,” the restaurant’s co-owner, Dominykas Čečkauskas said in an [interview with Agence France-Presse](https://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/trump-putin-kiss-graffiti-goes-viral/ "undefined"). “It seems we have a new Cold War, and America may have a president who seeks friendship with Russia.” Putin and Trump have [exchanged compliments](http://time.com/4153183/putin-trump-presidency/ "undefined") during Trump’s campaign, and Trump has said he would “get along fine” with Putin as president. The restaurant [shared a photo of the mural](https://www.instagram.com/p/BFTpBQGJ5O7/ "undefined") with the caption, “MAKE EVERYTHING GREAT AGAIN,” a play on Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” The phrase also appears on the wall alongside the art. The mural is reminiscent of a famous 1979 photo of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German President Erich Honecker embracing with a kiss, an image that was later painted on part of the Berlin Wall.  A visitor walks past a mural showing former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (L) kissing former East German communist leader Erich Honecker by Russian painter Dmitri Vrubel at the East Side Gallery on Oct. 28, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. 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