Editors note: This article was originally published on 2 June 2022. It has been republished following rumours circulating on Telegram that Vladimir Putin was found on the floor of his bedroom after suffering a cardiac arrest. The alleged incident took place on Sunday. This is not the first time rumours of this type have circulated and there is no verifiable evidence that Putin is seriously ill. But what do these persistent rumours tell us about the country’s future?
Vladimir Putin is dying from blood cancer. Or thyroid cancer. Or maybe abdominal cancer. No, it is Parkinson’s. He has dementia. He is losing his sight. His limbs are “shaking uncontrollably”. On any given day, depending which news outlets you believe, the Russian president is terminally ill with any number of different diseases. Or perhaps, as several British tabloids have suggested recently, he is already dead.
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