Putin ‘very ill with blood cancer’: Russian oligarch’s claims gas sickness rumours

An oligarch in Vladimir Putin’s inside circle was recorded saying that the Russian president is “very ill with blood cancer”. A former British spy has lent credence to the claims.

Speculation about Vladimir Putin’s well being considerations has been rife in current weeks (AP picture)

The extended struggle in Ukraine seems to be taking a toll on Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to media reviews, an oligarch in Putin’s inside circle was recorded saying that the 69-year-old is “very ill with blood cancer”.

In the audio clip obtained by US-based New Lines journal, the unnamed Russian oligarch allegedly mentioned that shortly after ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin underwent again surgical procedure linked to his blood most cancers. He additionally claimed that the president has gone “crazy”.

“The problem is with his head. One crazy guy can turn the world upside down,” the oligarch mentioned in an extended rant bashing Putin for the state of the Russian economic system.

Lending additional credence to the oligarch’s remarks about Putin’s well being considerations, a former British intelligence officer instructed Sky News, “Certainly, from what we’re listening to from sources in Russia and elsewhere, is that Putin is, in truth, fairly critically ailing.”

While it is unclear if his cancer is terminal or curable, the conflict with Ukraine has played an “element” in it, the ex-spy said.

This is the latest after reports emerged earlier this month that Putin’s health was deteriorating, and he would be undergoing surgery for abdominal cancer. Dismissing these claims, the Kremlin has asserted that Putin is fit as a fiddle.

Speculation about the Russian premier’s purported illness has been rife due to his frail appearance at recent public events. Videos shared on social media also showed Putin trembling at Russia’s Victory Day celebrations last week.

Putin was not all properly at present. People have significantly famous his hunched place and the actual fact he by no means let go of the desk throughout all the 12-minute assembly with Shoigu. (Source: @SvobodaRadio.) pic.twitter.com/cjPyNh0l9F

— Timothy Phillips (@TSJPhillips) April 21, 2022

Another clip that known as Putin’s well being into query was of a recorded assembly between him and Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu, during which the president is seen tightly gripping the desk along with his fingers all through the tete-a-tete.