Rumors have been circling for
years that Vladimir Putin is suffering from health problems, and they have
intensified since he launched his brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Critics and Kremlin sources
have indicated he may be suffering from cancer or Parkinson’s, supported by
footage showing the leader shaking uncontrollably and gripping a table for
support.
He has also disappeared from
the public eye for weeks at a time, with suggestions he is undergoing surgery.
Valery Solovey, a professor
at Moscow State Institute of Foreign Affairs first hinted at Putin’s health
problems, saying in 2020 that Putin had undergone surgery for cancer.
Another unnamed source
suggested the operation was on Putin’s abdomen.
He said: “One is of a
psycho-neurological nature, the other is a cancer problem. If anyone is
interested in the exact diagnosis, I’m not a doctor, and I have no ethical
right to reveal these problems.
“The second diagnosis is a lot more dangerous than the first named diagnosis as Parkinson’s does not
threaten the physical state, but just limits public appearances. Based on this
information people will be able to make a conclusion about his life horizon,
which wouldn’t even require specialist medical education.”
However, the Kremlin has
consistently denied that there is anything wrong with Putin’s health.
