When Putin met with Defense Minister Shoigu, in a short 12-minute meeting, his right hand clutched the edge of the corner of the table and sat in a strange posture, which led to speculation. Image: Taken from Twitter @abadan_ebi
Russian President Vladimir Putin was noted to have trembling hands and a strange sitting posture during his previous appearances, and when he met with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, his right hand clung to the table, making the outside world think that he was healthy and gave off a red light. . According to foreign media reports, Putin also suffered from stomach cancer, and the surgery will be held on May 9 in Moscow’s Red Square (Red Square) following the victory day military parade to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
British media “Daily Mail” reported that citing information disclosed by the social platform Telegram channel General SVR, Putin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and stomach cancer 18 months ago. During Putin’s surgery and recovery, it was not Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin who acted as state affairs, but the former director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), who was most trusted by Putin. Nikolai Patrushev.
The report pointed out that Patrushev, 70, has a gloomy personality and has so far been regarded as the mastermind of the “war of aggression once morest Ukraine”. He is said to have convinced Putin that the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was flooded with “neo-Nazis”. Viewed as a staunch fighter for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its toughness “might even make Putin look like a pacifist”. If Putin undergoes gastric cancer surgery, Patrushev will represent Russia’s state affairs for regarding 2 to 3 days.
“General SVR” once revealed that Putin had cancer in his abdomen and Parkinson’s disease a year and a half ago. Surgery, however, as long as the surgery is not urgent, it cannot be delayed either. Because doctors insisted on surgery, Putin was originally scheduled to undergo gastric cancer resection at the end of April. Because the Russian army was unfavorable in the war in Ukraine, Putin changed the surgery to following May 9.
