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Now, Ukrainian intelligence claims Russian President Vladimir Putin has 'less than two years' to live

Recently, a number of Putin's appearances have been scrutinized by the global community and the Western media has speculated that he is suffering from several health ailments.

TN World Desk

Updated Jun 28, 2022, 10:51 IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (file)

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Kyiv: Amid ongoing conflict on the ground, the Ukrainian intelligence services have now claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have 'less than two years' as he suffers from multiple 'grave' illnesses. Daily Mail cited Major General Kyrylo Budanov as saying that Kyiv's spies, who infiltrated Kremlin, collected the information based on human intelligence.

"Putin doesn't have a long life ahead of him," Budanov said, USA Today reported. There have been speculations over Putin's health ever since visuals of him holding a table during a meeting with the Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu went viral.

Earlier this month, the 69-year-old was also reportedly seen 'wobbling' during an awards ceremony in Moscow. Western media widely shared the video clips of the ceremony and claimed that Putin looked 'unstable' during the event while presenting an award to Russian filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov.

The visuals surfaced days after Kremlin reported that the Russian President was asked by doctors to avoid long speeches. Besides this, there were also reports that Putin suffers from the Parkinson's disease and "schizophrenic symptoms", while some reported that he was detected with cancer.

Moscow denies claims over Putin's health

His poor posture and mannerisms during public appearances have triggered widespread speculations about his health and his allegedly deteriorating grip over the Russian establishment, especially against the backdrop of a prolonged military campaign in Ukraine.

Moscow has, however, vehemently denied claims regarding Putin's health. Earlier this year, Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had said that there were no signs of poor health. "President Vladimir Putin appears in public every day. You can watch him on screens, read and listen to his performances. I don't think sane people can see signs of some kind of illness or poor health," Lavrov said in an interview with French television.

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