Russian President Vladimir Putin was suffering with thyroid cancer and Parkinson's Disease when he ordered the Ukrainian invasion.These clues follow Putin's recent public appearances where the despot's "strong man" image was marred by looking "bloated" and "weakened".
And in November last year a Russian political analyst revealed the despot had been struck by both cancer and Parkinson's Disease, while a separate source claimed he had undergone surgery for abdominal cancer, reports The Mirror.
While the Kremlin has remained silent on the matter, the dramatic decline in Putin's physical state has lead outsiders to wonder if he's battling a serious illness or even several conditions at once.
Here are five chilling clues that Putin is battling poor health.A surgeon who specialises in thyroid cancer in “elderly and senile” patients is being kept at Putin’s beck and call, according to reports.Yevgeny Selivanov, of Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital, has flown to the Russian President at least 35 times in the Black Sea resort Sochi.
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