New Delhi: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought up several aspects of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal life as well as his declining health for quite some time now. Now, a recently surfaced video of Putin, which is said to be shot in mid-February, has intensified the rumors furthermore.
On analyzing Putin’s body language in the video, some health experts have noted signs of ill health, pointing out the parts in the clip where his hand can be seen quivering, while in some of the clips his face looks like he has gone through cosmetic surgery.
Sharing two comparative pictures of Russia’s state head, a cosmetic doctor from Sydney has pointed out the difference between his earlier pic and a recent one. He captioned the picture, “When you Putin too much filler and look like an elderly Cushingoid cat”.
Previously, there have been several reports about the Russia chief getting some facial surgeries done including cheek fillers, chin and eye lift as well as botox. According to news.com.au, Puitn wants to maintain his image of ‘tough guy’ through these measures.
In an another video of Putin’s photo session with at an awards ceremony with country’s Olympic athletes posted by New York Post, the Russian leader looks noticibly bloated.
While during one of his meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin can be seen holding the edge of the table for support while tapping his foot on the floor outlandishly.
dictators can be brutal
they can be capricious
but they can’t be weakserious problem for putin pic.twitter.com/OGFejK09i9
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 22, 2022
Meanwhile, in an another clip, Putin can be observed holding his hand to his chest after it started trembling distinctly.
Rumors have it that the Russian President is likely to be ill for past some time, while Netizens on Twitter suggests that he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that can affect movement.