Putin's right hand seems to get twitchy starting about 13:30
https://twitter.com/jeff_kaye/status/1495844734006222848
20 Nov 2020
Political analyst Valery Solovei - whose earlier claims about the Russian strongman’s failing health were denied - also said Putin plans to announce his Kremlin exit early in the New Year.
thesun.co.uk/news/13253481/…
Political analyst Valery Solovei - whose earlier claims about the Russian strongman’s failing health were denied - also said Putin plans to announce his Kremlin exit early in the New Year.
thesun.co.uk/news/13253481/…
Solovei said of 68-year-old Putin's twin health traumas: “One is of psycho-neurological nature, the other is a cancer problem.
“If anyone is interested in the exact diagnosis, I'm not a doctor, and I have no ethical right to reveal these problems.
“If anyone is interested in the exact diagnosis, I'm not a doctor, and I have no ethical right to reveal these problems.
”The second diagnosis is a lot, lot more dangerous than the first named diagnosis as Parkinson’s does not threaten physical state, but just limits public appearances.
“But there is a fatal diagnosis.
“But there is a fatal diagnosis.
“Based on this info people will be able to make a conclusion about his life horizon, which wouldn’t even require specialist medical education.”
Solovei claims Putin underwent surgery in Feb 2020 and another Russian source went on to claim it was an abdominal cancer operation.
Solovei claims Putin underwent surgery in Feb 2020 and another Russian source went on to claim it was an abdominal cancer operation.
Solovei added that his sources suggest Putin may already be grooming his daughter Katerina Tikhonova, 34, as his successor.
She now spearheads a major new artificial intelligence initiative and volunteered to be was one of the first to test Russia’s Sputnik V covid vaccine.
She now spearheads a major new artificial intelligence initiative and volunteered to be was one of the first to test Russia’s Sputnik V covid vaccine.
Former president Dmitry Medvedev, 55, and agriculture minister Dmitry Patrushev, 43, are also said to be among the frontrunners.
The Kremlin issued a further denial of health problems after Putin suffered a coughing fit during a televised meeting.
The president struggled to finish his sentence while speaking to top officials about Covid-19 economic issues.
The president struggled to finish his sentence while speaking to top officials about Covid-19 economic issues.
Observers who studied recent footage noted his legs appeared to be in constant motion and he looked to be in pain while clutching the armrest of a chair.
His fingers are also seen to be twitching as he held a pen and gripped a cup rumoured to contain a cocktail of painkillers.
His fingers are also seen to be twitching as he held a pen and gripped a cup rumoured to contain a cocktail of painkillers.
Legislation introduced by Putin himself was being rushed through parliament to guarantee him legal immunity from prosecution and state perks until he dies.
I'm not a doctor but it seems like it's not so much a coughing fit but that he's having difficulty coughing
"The high incidence of serious chest infections in patients with Parkinson's disease is unexplained, but an impairment in cough reflex may have a role."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9700121/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9700121/
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