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Rumours of Vladimir Putin's 'ill health' have been swirling for years, with recent sources claiming the Russian President has died and his corpse is being stored in a freezer 'used for deep-frozen food'. Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his first major news conference today, since launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year. At the annual event (which didn't happen last year), he has claimed that peace with Ukraine will only occur "when we achieve our objectives". -snip- Speculation has mounted online for years about the Russian President's 'ill health', with claims he is allegedly suffering from...

The Kremlin was forced to issue an astonishing denial Friday after a widely shared report claimed President Vladimir Putin had died at home — and that a body double was being used as part of an attempted coup. -snip- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the rumors an “absurd information fake.” Peskov was echoing a previous comment he made earlier this week after the same Telegram channel reported that Putin had suffered a cardiac arrest but was resuscitated by his medics.

Telegram channel General SVR claims that president Vladimir Putin died on Thursday - the channel has alleged that his body has since been stored in a deep freezer. The body of Vladimir Putin has allegedly been stored in a freezer following rumours of his death, according to a Telegram channel. Telegram doubled down on its claims that the Russian president has died on Thursday night at around 8:42pm in Moscow time. The channel alleged that his body had been placed in a freezer used for deep-frozen food. General SVR has reported that medics who were caring for Putin have been...

The Kremlin has dismissed fresh speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ill and called rumours that he uses a body double an "absurd hoax". The comments from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov came after the General SVR Telegram channel, which regularly alleges Mr Putin is terminally ill with cancer, claimed he suffered "cardiac arrest" on Sunday evening. "Everything is fine with him, this is absolutely another fake [story]," Mr Peskov said when asked about the reports during his regular media briefing on Tuesday morning. He then called claims that the Russian leader has a body double an "absurd hoax".

This morning, immediately after sleep, Russian President Vladimir Putin complained to doctors about visual impairment, numbness of the tongue, partial loss of sensitivity of the right arm and leg, and severe headache. Additional doctors involved in the president's treatment were called. Putin was provided with first aid, now he is undergoing a medical examination.

In early December, a sensational story ripped through the tabloid press: President Vladimir Putin had stumbled and fallen down the stairs, involuntarily soiling himself in the process. It proved an irresistible tale for a Western audience largely horrified by Putin's invasion of Ukraine and hungry for his ultimate demise. The claims were covered in The Sun, the New York Post, the Daily Mail, Gawker, and Newsweek, among others. They attributed them to a single, anonymous source: the mysterious Telegram account known as General SVR. The channel is a striking example of the wild media ecosystem that has boomed since the...

Yesterday, for the first time since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin received "peace proposals." We have already talked about the fact that Putin initiated behind-the-scenes talks through proxy intermediaries in various formats, with an attempt to reach agreements on freezing hostilities in Ukraine or to find a possibility of concluding a peace agreement, of course, taking into account the interests of the Russian leadership. The "peace proposal" received yesterday comes from the intermediary country, but the channel that was used for the transfer and the persons participating in the process do not cause doubts about...

Vladimir Putin's relatives are concerned about coughing fits, constant nausea and a lack of appetite, it is claimed, after the Russian leader allegedly underwent a medical examination over the weekend. His circle is worried that his 'thinness and persistent cough' is becoming noticeable and will be seen by the elites in Russia as a 'sign of the leader's rapidly deteriorating health', according to Telegram channel General SVR, which has long claimed he is suffering from cancer despite the Kremlin insistence he is in good health. Despite appearing considerably bloated and puffy in the face, the Russian president has lost 18lbs...

Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a very difficult day, which ended quite dramatically. Wednesday morning began for Putin with a depressing report on the state of the Russian economy and, as a result, a forecast of an aggravation of the situation in the near future. The sanctions imposed on Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine have a heavy impact on the country's economy and the effect of these sanctions is growing and intensifying over time. The main problems in the Russian economy, according to the forecasts of the authors of the report, will occur in the period of...