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BLOOATED During a meeting with his defence commander, Vladimir Putin was observed holding a table while slouching and tapping his foot repeatedly, fueling speculation that he had Parkinson’s disease.
As he sat opposite Sergei Shoigu giving commands about the siege of Mariupol, the elderly despot seemed “feeble and hardly able to hold himself straight.”
Putin’s hidden health fight has long been suspected, with speculations ranging from cancer to Parkinson’s disease.
And his most recent appearance was one of the most surprising yet, since he lacked his normal strongman confidence.
Putin appeared dishevelled, in discomfort, and confused when he urged Shoigu to “close the Azovstal steel factory, so that a fly can’t get in,” where over 1000 heroic Ukrainian defenders and civilians are holed up.
According to experts, Vlad’s new appearance is “not the image of a healthy Putin,” according to The Sun Online.
Putin may be seen in the footage with a fat face and slouching heavily into his chair.
His foot looks to be tapping incessantly, and his palm is holding the table’s edge.
Throughout the whole 12-minute meeting, the crazed tyrant maintains a solid grasp on the table.
He has his fingers braced beneath the table, his thumb twitching on the top, and he spends the majority of the conversation tapping both feet.
Vlad’s health has long been the source of rumour and speculation – but its been reported that Western intelligence believe Putin is not a well man.
Kremlin officials have always denied there is anything wrong with their leader, who turns 70 in October.
Professor Erik Bucy, a body language expert from Texas Tech University, told The Sun Online: ” It’s an astonishingly weakened Putin compared to the man we observed even a few years ago.
“An able-bodied president would not need to keep himself propped up with a hand held out for leverage and would not be concerned about keeping both feet planted on the ground.”
While recuperating from a knee ailment and tiredness, the Republican seemed frail and had to brace himself.
“This is not a depiction of a robust Putin,” Bucy noted, “but one who appears increasingly frail and hardly able to stand erect at a tiny conference table.”
“Putin’s legs also seem skinny, as if he’s losing weight or muscular mass due to an undiagnosed illness.”
“Bloating on his face reinforces an unhealthy image, especially when compared to pictures and footage from a few years ago of the Russian premiere.”
Putin also appears to avoid Shoigu’s gaze, giving the impression of a guy who is evasive, afraid, insecure, and uneasy, according to him.
Putin was anxious and almost exhibited a “flight” reaction, according to Professor Patrick Stewart of the University of Arkansas.
He also focused on Putin’s tapping feet, implying that this was “leakage” as he tried to maintain control, with his leg motions likely appearing to be involuntary.
“The hands beneath the table are virtually pleading,” Professor Stewart observed, “although clutching the table is different from what I’ve seen previously – obviously clinging hard to the podium is something we’ve seen Putin do when facing a tough topic in front of the free press.”
On social media, some experts focused on Putin’s unusual behaviour, which may be one of his health’s most revealing appearances to date.
“Putin has Parkinson’s disease, and here you can see him grasping the table so that his trembling hand is not apparent, but he cannot stop his foot from tapping,” wrote Louise Mensch, a former Tory MP who previously reported on Putin’s probable health concerns.
It’s not the first time that concerns about the Russian despot’s health have been expressed.
Putin has been evaluated by a doctor who specialises in Thyroid cancer and seems “bloated” and “weak” in recent public appearances, according to experts.
According to a revelation by Russian investigative media Proekt, physician Yevgeny Selivanov of Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital flew to Russian President Vladimir Putin 35 times in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Thyroid cancer is one of the recognised doctor’s specialties.
The discovery lends credence to recent theories that Putin declared war while suffering from medical issues that were kept hidden from the Russian people.
Valery Solovei, a political analyst, unveiled the cancer and Parkinson’s idea in November 2020, alleging that Putin also need emergency surgery.
“One is of a psycho-neurological type, the other is a cancer problem,” he remarked at the time of Putin’s health problems.
“I’m not a doctor, and I have no idea what the specific diagnosis is,” she said.
“The second diagnosis is far more serious than the first, because Parkinson’s does not endanger one’s bodily well-being, but it does impair one’s ability to appear in public.”
“There is, however, a deadly diagnosis.”
“People will be able to make a decision about his life horizon based on this information, which will not even require professional medical knowledge.”
He went on to say that the Russian President had surgery, which another source said was for stomach cancer.
The story continues to name doctors who accompany Putin on travels, particularly to Sochi, which he favours to Moscow.
A neurosurgeon is accompanying Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Another physician, Dr. Alexey Shcheglov, “follows Putin so obsessively that he allegedly gets into joint pictures with the head of state on public events.”
He is regarded as “the doctor who, among other things, can be the first to notice thyroid gland issues, particularly oncological ones,” according to reports.
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