Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu was shown on TV chairing a meeting as the Kremlin sought to dispel swirling rumours that he had suffered a heart attack.The wax-faced 66-year-old army general was reading from notes in an apparent crisis session to obtain more cash for his disastrous war from the Finance Ministry.
There was no immediate proof of when the televised session broadcast today (Saturday, March 26) took place, although it clearly referred to the ‘special military operation’ - Kremlin-speak for the war - underway in Ukraine.
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