Morse code or medically unwell? Vladimir Putin’s stressed leg throughout meet sparks hypothesis

A clip from Vladimir Putin’s assembly with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the Russian president twisting his foot and seemingly struggling along with his jerky leg actions.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 19, 2023 17:27 IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AFP photograph)

By India Today Web Desk: Speculation about Vladimir Putin’s well being has been doing the rounds over the previous 12 months, with unconfirmed and unverifiable reviews claiming that the Russian president was affected by most cancers or Parkinson’s illness. And now, a video displaying Putin twisting his foot and his jerky leg actions has as soon as once more sparked rumours about his well being.

A clip from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assembly with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko was shared by Ukrainian inside affairs advisor Anton Geraschchenko. The purported video confirmed Putin struggling along with his jerky leg actions.

Anton Geraschchenko tweeted the video and captioned it: “Putin’s feet during his meeting with Lukashenko. Is this Morse code?”

News outlet Visegrad additionally shared the purported video, saying, ‘Looks like one thing is fallacious”.

Meanwhile, netizens additionally raised questions on Vladmir Putin’s well being, with some saying that the fidgety legs have been an indication of Parkinson’s illness.

“For those saying it’s edited video, here is original. Whether restless or medical, it’s not normal behavior on world stage. 7 years cared for father that died with Parkinson’s. I can attest it looks like later early stages, but you be the judge.”

For these saying it’s edited video, right here is unique. Whether stressed or medical, it’s not regular habits on world stage. 7 years cared for father that died with Parkinson’s. I can attest it appears like later early phases, however you be the decide. pic.twitter.com/TUtnvyFZVG
— Adin of Crimea (@AdinOfCrimea) February 17, 2023

Notice the best hand gripping the chair. He additionally grips the nook of a desk. Perhaps to cease trembling? e.g. early stage Parkinsons?
— George Credland (@GeorgeCredland) February 17, 2023

Rumours about Putin’s well being

The rumours about Vladimir Putin’s well being have continued to make headlines, particularly after the Russia-Ukraine struggle broke out in February final 12 months. There have been a number of reviews of the Russian president’s deteriorating bodily situation, however the Kremlin has refuted all such allegations.

Here’s a take a look at speculations which were made about Putin’s well being:

According to a report printed within the New York Post, Vladimir Putin was receiving Western remedy in his battle towards most cancers. Russian historian and political analyst Valery Solovey stated Putin was reportedly being saved alive by medicines made within the West to gradual the most cancers’s unfold.
Putin’s ‘uncharacteristically fidgety behaviour in public’ and a ‘sickly look’ additionally sparked hypothesis about him affected by most cancers and a number of different critical maladies, together with Parkinson’s illness. “I can confirm he has been diagnosed with early stage Parkinson’s disease, but it’s already progressing,” a Russian safety service insider had reportedly claimed in leaked Kremlin emails.
In May 2022, an oligarch in Putin’s inside circle was recorded saying that he was “very ill with blood cancer.”
Last 12 months, a video of Vladimir Putin shaking and struggling to face throughout an awards ceremony sparked recent considerations about his well being. Putin was seen swaying forwards and backwards after presenting an award to filmmaker Nikita Mikhailov. While giving a speech, his legs have been seen trembling and shaking, whereas he held onto the rostrum in entrance of him.

While reviews have saved cropping up about Vladimir Putin’s well being being in decline, the Kremlin has rubbished all reviews, claiming that Putin is match as a fiddle.

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Feb 19, 2023