Putin's possible cancer has been talked about since 2014, but the Kremlin denies it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seriously ill with cancer blood, reports New Lines with reference to the statement of a Russian oligarch to a Western venture capitalist who, on condition of anonymity, gave journalists an audio recording of the conversation, writes Insider .
According to the oligarch, Putin's well-known back problems are linked to blood cancer, and he underwent back surgery in October .
In an 11-minute recording, the oligarch criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said: “We all hope that Putin will die from cancer or a coup d'etat. “
“It has completely destroyed Russia's economy, Ukraine's economy and many other economies. He has problems with his head. One madman can turn the whole world upside down, “said the oligarch.
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During his public speech on May 9, Putin limped a little and sat with a blanket on his lap. Previous videos have also shown him squeezing the table tightly and shaking it a little. According to the Russian newspaper “Project”, Putin has been visited by an oncologist surgeon dozens of times in four years, and he may have thyroid cancer.
Earlier, the head of Ukrainian intelligence Kirill Budanov in Sky News interview also said that Putin is seriously ill with cancer and also suffers from a number of other diseases.