putin and his health was under intense scrutiny, especially after he ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February. There was talk that he might be seriously ill, mostly cancer or Parkinson’s disease. The Kremlin is headed by Dmitry Peskov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov they dismissed speculation that the president was “very healthy”. However, every public appearance of Putin tends to support the version that he has health problems.
The Swiss division of Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom, which built the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, received another delay in paying its debts. For now, thus avoiding bankruptcy, the DPA agency reported.
A Swiss court has extended the moratorium on debt restructuring of a company called Nord Stream 2 AG until January 10 next year. Originally, the moratorium was supposed to end on September 10, this Saturday.
The company completed the $11 billion (roughly CZK 270 billion) Nord Stream 2 project last year. The Czech Republic is also supposed to use gas, which will be connected to Nord Stream 2 via the new Eugal gas pipeline.
However, Germany suspended the approval process for the operation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline last year, and this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that granting final approval for operation was not possible due to Russia’s actions against Ukraine. Nord Stream 2 AG laid off all 140 of its employees shortly after.
Belarus begins military exercises today, which will last until Wednesday, September 14. The maneuvers took place near the city of Brest near the border with Poland, in the Vitebsk region in the north-east of the country and in the capital Minsk, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense reported today, according to the Belta agency. The announcement of this exercise had previously raised concerns in neighboring Ukraine, the independent Belarusian portal Zerkalo noted.
The purpose of the maneuver, among others, is to practice “liberation of territory under temporary control of the enemy“, said the Belarusian ministry. The command of the Ukrainian army, commenting on the exercises earlier this month, noted that it is not excluded that with the lost territory, the Belarusian side can mean the border areas of Ukraine, in particular the Volyn, Rivne and Zhytomyr regions.
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Shakes, strikes in the legs, swelling in the neck and face, these are the problems that seem to bother Putin. He now seems to have lost mobility in his right hand. On Navy Day, the Russian president was plagued by annoying mosquitoes, instead of waving at them with his right hand, he chased them away with his left, while his right arm hangs limply at his side, as happens, for example, in people after a stroke. However, during the celebrations, he still shook his right hand to greet people.
Putin’s Troubles
Her limp is also very visible when she walks by Ksenia’s side Shoigu, daughter of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Jthis is further evidence that Putin has difficulty walking and suffers from various limb tics and uncoordinated movements. Despite this health ailment, however, its cold words and threats to the West are clear, Reuters reporters agree.
Putin’s health issues are widely discussed General SVR telegram account, where, for example, there were also reports that the president should have had a successful procedure. This is where the information came from that Putin was forced to use the doppelgänger precisely because of his poor health. Last week, he speculated a lot about the fact that Putin was suffering from nausea, which should “drag” the president through the weekend. The SVR general also published information that “Putin and his people are preparing for a possible evacuation from the country if there is a change in society regarding the war in Ukraine.”
Several theories from the Telegram channel were also confirmed by representatives of Ukrainian military intelligence, for example, the hypothesis of a possible doppelgänger, according to them. “Let’s focus on the moment when Putin got off the plane. Is that Putin?’ comments the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, General Kyrylo Budanov, on Putin’s trip to Tehran.
CIA: Putin is too healthy
On the other hand, the American CIA disagrees with rumors about Putin’s ill health. “No, he is perfectly healthy, we have no reports that he has any health problems.” said CIA chief William Burns. The head of UK MI6, Richard Moore, also agrees. “There is no evidence that Putin gave me a serious illness,” let himself be heard.
However, allegations about the president’s problematic health condition were also heard from Russia. “America, especially the CIA, has information about how things really are,‘ said Russian political scientist Valery Solovyi, who has long maintained that Putin is seriously ill. “They are certainly aware that he has serious problems, including mental problems.” he added. He described Burns’ words about Putin’s good health as “behind-the-scenes negotiations between America and the Kremlin about the war in Ukraine.”
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