Questions have been asked again about Vladimir Putin’s health after the Russian president was seen trembling visibly as he handed out a medal over the weekend.
Rumors about the health of the 69-year-old Russian president have been circulating since the beginning of the Ukrainian invasion, with a number of experts claiming that he is secretly fighting a number of ailments.
Some say he is battling blood, thyroid or abdominal cancer, while other experts are convinced he has early-stage Parkinson’s disease, reports The Mirror.
Last month, when he met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi, he was caught in front of the camera wringing his feet as the couple sat down for talks.
Vladimir Putin, shaking hands with film director Nikita Mikhalkov, was shaken moments later (Image: Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images) Read more related articles Read more related articles
Over the weekend, Putin presented the State Prize of the Russian Federation to filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov in the Kremlin.
He was unable to stand still, looking like he was swinging back and forth as he listened as the recipient accepted the award.
The Express reported that he also shook his legs while appearing to make sideways movements.
Last week, Putin moved his tongue as he abruptly postponed an annual marathon live television program where he had to answer questions from ordinary Russians.
Theories abounded that he feared a hostile interrogation about the war in Ukraine, while another suggested concerns about the president’s health and his ability to stay on television continuously for the usual three to four hours.
The Vladimir Putin Hotline event has been in June for four of the last five years, with the exception of the first summer of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when it took place in December.
The sudden delay was surprising, as it had been announced five days ago that it would take place in the “foreseeable future”, involving the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which ends on 18 June.
In May, a Russian intelligence source insisted that Putin’s doctors say he has a maximum of three years to live.
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The FSB official said Putin “has a serious form of cancer that is progressing rapidly.” He added: “He has no more than two or three years to survive.”
“We are told that he has a headache and when he appears on television he needs papers with everything written in huge letters to read what he will say.
“They’re so big that each page can only contain a couple of sentences. Their eyesight is getting worse. And their members are now shaking uncontrollably, too.”
The Kremlin continues to insist that Putin’s health is strong and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently denied that Putin was ill.
However, the situation is so dire that Putin’s closest masterminds are actively talking about his successor and are struggling to control the transfer.
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