After the report was released, it immediately aroused heated discussions among Russian netizens, and the opinions of the netizens were different. Some people thought that China's "Brother Putin" and Russia's Premier Putin were indeed very similar, some said it was a "tanned Putin". Some people felt that the two just looked a little alike. Some people used this news to bring up the "replication ability" of the Chinese, calling it "Made-in-China Putin". Some netizens jokingly said that they should also find "a second Medvedev" in China. Some netizens were puzzled as to why "Brother Putin" couldn't find a wife, and even someone joked about marrying their sister's girlfriend to him.
"Brother Putin" also received enthusiastic attention from Western media. On the 16th, The Wall Street Journal jokingly said that China has always had an astonishing ability to imitate, and this Anhui farmer who looks strikingly like Putin might also be a "masterpiece" of the Chinese. The UK's Daily Telegraph published a news article titled "Vladimir Putin's Twin Brother in China?!" and suggested that if Putin is too busy with official duties to attend two meetings held at the same time, "he might as well ask his Chinese twin brother for help." The UK's Daily Mail paid more attention to Luo Yuanping's personal life, pointing out that Luo Yuanping was "very happy" after learning that he had become famous, but his wish was very simple: "I hope to take advantage of this opportunity to find a wife and form my family."