The Russian president is believed to be using look-alikes to attend public functions as his health deteriorates. Putin is “critically ill,” suffering from cancer and Parkinson’s disease, and has been especially plagued lately by “dizziness and headaches,” a Kremlin insider told Russia’s General SVR Telegram channel.
A Telegram channel that has long claimed that Putin is fighting cancer adds that cancer “progressing slowly”, “questioning his ability to participate in big events”.
The report claims that the dictator’s inner circle is concerned that his “persistent cough” will be seen as “a sign of the leader’s rapidly deteriorating health” as Russia continues to attack Ukraine. Last month, the Russian president coughed in a clip from a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. Over the past month, the paths have canceled a number of meetings, as well as their annual final press conference in the Russian parliament. Last week, Putin was supposed to visit a tank factory in Nizhny Tagil, but his trip also did not take place.
In addition, the 70-year-old Russian leader was unsteady on his feet when he stepped onto the asphalt in Belarus after flying from St. Petersburg to meet his close ally Alexander Lukashenko last week.
It is alleged that Putin first suffered from colon cancer, which spread, and the drugs used to treat it led to early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Rumors around Putin and his health began to circulate many years ago, but they gained particular publicity in February 2022, when his “trembling hand” was noticed during a conversation with Lukashenka. In April, independent media reported that the Russian leader had repeatedly traveled with an oncologist. In May, a former MI6 spy added weight to claims of Putin’s poor health. Speaking to the LBC, Christopher Steele said the exact details are unknown, but Putin is “constantly” accompanied by doctors.
In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking about Putin’s health, said in May that “Putin appears in public every day” and added: “I don’t think that sane people can see any symptoms of the disease in this person”. In July, CIA director William Burns also said the Russian president was “too healthy” but clarified that his comment “does not constitute an official intelligence judgment.”
Earlier, Russian journalist Andrey Okun argued that the ideas of Russians about the owner of the Kremlin have nothing to do with what he really is like at night.
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Source: Fakty
