Putin's health: Pivotal yet shrouded in uncertainty

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 22, 2022 12:01 am

PARIS: Baths in blood extracted from the antlers of Siberian deer. Excrements scooped up by loyal officials to evade analysis. Mysterious absences for emergency medical treatment.

The claims made about the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will be 70 in October, are lurid and macabre, as well as impossible to verify.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Putin has recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, raising tensions with West. ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP

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