Putin fuels illness rumours as Russian tyrant unable to use right hand when attacked by mosquitoes and seen limping
VLADIMIR Putin has further fuelled rumours of ill-health after footage emerged showing the Russian tyrant unable to use his right arm.
He was also seen limping as he walked next to the glamorous daughter of his defence minister Sergei Shoigu during a visit to a military museum.
The footage is from this weekend's military festivities, known as Navy Day, in Russia.
Shoigu’s daughter Ksenia, 31, was showing Putin around the military museum she runs.
As they walked around the site, Putin was seen being attacked by mosquitoes, which buzzed around the right-hand side of his face.
He used his left hand to swat them away - and appeared to be unable to lift his other arm.
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The ailing autocrat was also seen walking awkwardly, prompting some to suggest he has a limp.
It's fuelled more claims that macho Putin, 69, has undeclared health problems.
Reports have suggested he has a permanent squad of doctors close to him when he travels around Russia or abroad.
There have been claims - from Ukraine and elsewhere - that body doubles are sometimes used when Putin is unable to
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Ukraine’s head of military intelligence Major-General Kyrylo Budanov alleged a lookalike was deployed when he arrived in Tehran earlier this month.
He said: “Please look at the moment of Putin's exit from the plane.
“Is it Putin at all?”
The Ukrainian intelligence chief also claimed Putin will be dead in two years because he is suffering from "several grave illnesses".
Budanov told Sky News that Putin was in "very bad psychological and physical condition and he is very sick".
On his Tehran trip, he met Iran’s leaders, as well as Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
In one video, Erdoğan kept Putin waiting, with the Russian ruler appearing ill at ease as he shuffled his feet and made strange facial movements.
General SVR channel has claimed that Putin is suffering from serious illnesses including cancer, Parkinson’s disease and an schizoaffective disorder.
This channel is reportedly authored by an exiled Kremlin lieutenant-general insider who is known by the alias Viktor Mikhailovich.
However, CIA director William Burns said recently that Putin was “too healthy” and that there was no intelligence he was ailing.
This was disputed by Russian political scientist Valery Solovey, who has long claimed the Kremlin leader - who in February launched a war in Ukraine - is suffering major health problems.
“The Americans, the CIA particularly, have information on the real state of health of the Russian president,” he said.
“They definitely know that he has serious troubles, including mental ones.”
Solovey, a former professor at Moscow prestigious Institute of International Relations, claims to have inside knowledge of Putin’s condition.
He suggested that the “too healthy” comment was made because the US is involved in behind the scenes negotiations with Russia.
The Kremlin insists Putin is in good health, and there are even rumours his “mistress” gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 39, is expecting a new baby.
Putin's health has been subject to huge scrutiny in the wake of the war in Ukraine, and rumours continued to mount in the wake May's military parade when the tyrant was seen with a blanket over his legs.
Footage of Putin's poor posture, shaking hands and apparent bloated face sparked speculation about the strongman's health.
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There have also been rumours Putin may have Parkinson's, although there is no proof of this.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has .
