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May 15 • 11 tweets • 8 min read
An ever evolving 🧵 for tracking news and other information related to Russian president Vladimir #Putin's #health. 1/
#Putin #health 🧵 2/
One of the most extensive reports suggesting that Russian president Putin might be seriously ill appeared in early April in the Russian investigative news outlet Proekt. It suggested Putin might have a serious thyroid-related cancer.
proekt.media/en/investigati…
#Putin #health 🧵 3/
An overview of the Proekt investigate report can be found in this Business Insider news article.
businessinsider.com/putin-health-c…
#Putin #health 🧵 4/
Pres. Putin's health once again became the subject of attention in mid April based on his unusual body language in video showing him meeting with Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu.
nypost.com/2022/04/22/vla…
#Putin #health 🧵 5/
At the May 9 "Victory Day" parade in Moscow, Pres. Putin's appearance again sparked speculation about is health. He appeared to limp at times, and he kept a blanket over his legs on a relatively mild day.
nypost.com/2022/05/09/put…
#Putin #health 🧵 6/
On May 13, a report came out quoting a "Kremlin insider" saying that Pres. Putin had "Parkinson's and schizoaffective disorder."
mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…
#Putin #health 🧵 7/
Also on May 13, Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's head of military intelligence, told Sky News that Putin was in a "very bad psychological & physical condition & he is very sick." He believes Putin has "cancer and other illnesses."
newsweek.com/putin-very-sic…
#Putin #health 🧵 8/
A heavily cited recent report into Pres. Putin's health draws on an audio recording said to be of a conversation with a Russian oligarch close to Putin. In the recording, the oligarch says Putin is "very ill with a blood cancer."
newlinesmag.com/reportage/is-p…
#Putin #health 🧵 9/
Newsweek has a nice summary of the oligarch recording report & reactions to it. One noteworthy comment: Olga Lautman, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, said: "I have heard Putin is dying since around 2005."
newsweek.com/does-putin-hav…
#Putin #health 🧵 10/
#Putin #health 🧵 11/
Ukrainian presidential advisor Arestovych says in one of his regular video interviews that Russian president Putin is "very ill" and an ambulance had to be called to his residence the other night.

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May 16
Comparison of territorial control in the war in Ukraine, May 2 00:00 UTC vs. May 16 00:00 UTC, based on overall maps for Ukraine from @War_Mapper.
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So there were two reports out within the past 24 hours indicating it is still possible the U.S. could send Ukraine the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). This would be a significant development if it happened. A quick 🧵.1/6 Image
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May 14
Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby held a briefing yesterday (May 13). Here are a few comments he made regarding the war in Ukraine that are of interest. 1/7
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There were several reports on Friday (May 13) that Ukraine could receive a German-made surface-to-air missile system sometimes compared to Israel's "Iron Dome." Delivery of the first of these "IRIST-T SLM" systems, however, could take until November. 1/ 5
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May 13
Am seeing a lot of tweets saying things like "Israel has granted Estonia's request to transfer a Blue Spear anti-ship missile system to Ukraine." These appear to be rumors and misinterpretations of the hard news that is out there. 1/
Estonia's foreign minister Eva-Maria Liimets noted earlier this month that Israel has not blocked any request her country has made to transfer Israeli-developed systems to Ukraine. 2/
jpost.com/israel-news/ar…
Liimets did not say then, nor have I found any evidence that she has said so since, that Estonia has requested approval to transfer a Blue Spear system to Ukraine, or that it even intents to make such a request. 3/
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May 13
There once again were briefings today (May 13) at the Pentagon, focused largely on the war in Ukraine. Here are threads, individual tweets, and other resources with details and highlights related to the briefings.
Thread with all of @JackDetsch's individual tweets from the "senior U.S. defense official" briefing at the Pentagon today.
Thread by @CaitlinDoornbos with notes from today's "senior U.S. defense official" briefing at the Pentagon.
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