Russia has not issued any assertion on Vladimir Putin’s well being.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s well being has been in focus since he launched an invasion of Ukraine in February final yr. A number of situations of hypothesis about Mr Putin’s well being have prompted heightened media consideration and discussions about the way forward for Russia’s management. Most of them have turned out to be unfaithful, and Russia by no means formally issued any assertion about Mr Putin’s well being. Nonetheless, one other social media put up is gaining traction amongst web customers, which has ignited issues about Mr Putin’s well being.
The put up was initially shared on Telegram by a blogger Pozdnyakov, in response to UK-based Categorical. It carries an image of Mr Putin together with the textual content: “God, do not you permit us. Pray to God you’re alive and wholesome.”
The cryptic message sparked a wave of discussions on social media platforms, with customers enquiring concerning the well-being of Mr Putin, the outlet additional mentioned. Nonetheless, no official assertion has been issued by the Russian authorities.
It has additionally been shared by Anton Gerashchenko on X (previously Twitter), advisor to the Minister of Inside Affairs of Ukraine. He asks: “What’s going on?”
An attention-grabbing put up on the Telegram channel of “Z-blogger” Pozdnyakov:
“God, do not you permit us 🙏🙏🙏
Pray to God you’re alive and wholesome 🙏”
What’s going on? pic.twitter.com/w1mlbuQyfx
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 28, 2023
His posts has attracted numerous feedback from customers on X.
“Most likely nothing, but when he is sick and his time is nearing the top, then it really makes excellent sense to eliminate Prigozjin. He would most actually attempt to take over if so,” commented one consumer.
“We are able to solely pray that is the case!” mentioned one other.
Earlier this yr, a report in Metro mentioned that the Russian President is affected by “extreme ache in his head, blurred imaginative and prescient, and numbness of the tongue”.
The claims have been made by the Basic SVR Telegram channel, a Russian outlet that has been making claims about Mr Putin’s ailing well being.