After seeing pictures of the Russian leader, one commenter said his head looked so “bloated” that it seemed to be “photoshopped onto his frame”. This came after Putin seemed in a virtual safety council assembly. Reacting to the video, one commenter said: “His face and head look so bloated, especially his cheeks and around the back of his head. “He looks photoshopped onto his body.”It’s clearly him, but what a strange look.”

Another said: “Either his clothing is too tight around the neck, or he sits in an unfortunate position.

“But the layer of skin and fat over his neck looks really uncomfortable.”

The feedback on Putin’s appearance comes amid mounting speculation over the Russian chief’s fitness.

An oligarch with near ties to the Kremlin turned into reportedly recorded claiming that Putin is “very unwell with blood cancer”.

In the recording received with the aid of US mag New Lines, stated to be from mid-March, the unnamed oligarch discussed Putin’s fitness.

He became additionally heard saying “we all desire” Putin dies, including: “He genuinely ruined Russia’s financial system, Ukraine’s financial system and lots of different economies — ruined [them] sincerely.