Hangs limply at the side
Putin can no longer move his right arm
How healthy or sick is Putin? During a visit to the museum on Saturday, the Kremlin boss did not appear to be in full physical strength. His right arm hung lamely. It seems that Putin can no longer use the limp arm.
It’s an inconspicuous appearance, but one detail catches the eye: Russian President Vladimir Putin (69) can hardly move his right arm. The arm has been stiff for years. But now Putin hardly seems to be able to use it anymore.
On Saturday, Putin was filmed with his right arm appearing paralyzed. He has a slight limp – and keeps reaching for mosquitoes buzzing around his head. He only uses his left hand for this. His right arm hangs limp at his side. The right hand is motionless.
Stiff arm from KGB shooting training?
There has been speculation for years as to why Vladimir Putin often has a stiff right arm during public appearances. A research team claims to have found out the real reason as early as 2015: The arm is by no means the first sign of Parkinson’s, but goes back to intensive shooting training at the former KGB secret service.
Putin’s left arm swings loosely when he runs, but his right arm lies stiffly against his body. The reason, according to scientists in the specialist magazine “British Medical Journal”: The president’s arm movements date back to his time with the former Soviet secret service KGB, where agents received intensive weapon training.
The neurologists got hold of a “training manual from former KGB employees” and found instructions that agents must always keep their arm at their side when they run … so that they can quickly draw their weapon if necessary. The corresponding gait was referred to by the scientists as the “shooter’s gait”.
There has been speculation for years as to why Vladimir Putin often has a stiff right arm during public appearances. A research team claims to have found out the real reason as early as 2015: The arm is by no means the first sign of Parkinson’s, but goes back to intensive shooting training at the former KGB secret service.
Putin’s left arm swings loosely when he runs, but his right arm lies stiffly against his body. The reason, according to scientists in the specialist magazine “British Medical Journal”: The president’s arm movements date back to his time with the former Soviet secret service KGB, where agents received intensive weapon training.
The neurologists got hold of a “training manual from former KGB employees” and found instructions that agents must always keep their arm at their side when they run … so that they can quickly draw their weapon if necessary. The corresponding gait was referred to by the scientists as the “shooter’s gait”.
Already at the Caspian regional summit a month ago, it was noticed that Putin’s right arm hanging down as if paralyzed. Rumors that the Kremlin ruler is seriously ill seem to have been refuted and denied. But with that right arm, he can no longer hide that something is wrong with his health.
Threatens west with new super weapon
The war in Ukraine, which has left thousands upon thousands of dead, has hardly affected Putin so far. Outwardly he keeps his composure. The nasty mosquito attack, on the other hand, visibly upsets him. Is the dictator getting on with his nerves after all? Not only is his right arm limp and motionless. He also hobbles easily. The soon to be 70-year-old is clearly no longer in full possession of the strength he once had.
Putin is accompanied on the tour of a military museum in St. Petersburg by Ksenia Shoigu, the 31-year-old daughter of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (67). While his own powers appear to be flagging, Putin threatened the West with new superweapons. The Zirkon hypersonic sea missile, which should be barely detectable by enemy air defense systems, will soon be put into service.
Delivery of the missiles, which Putin says can reach London in five minutes, will begin in the next few months. The frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” will be the first to be equipped with it. (kes)