Putin: cancer diagnosis? Kremlin insider claims that his successor will be announced in January

London – The Health of Wladimir Putin is guarded like a state secret. A whole department should take care that the Kremlin chief stays healthy. One of his personal physicians, Sergei Mironov, is said to have said only this much: “From a medical point of view it is Putin significantly younger than he would be according to his age. ”In general, Putin prefers honey tea and gentle massages – he is rather skeptical about drugs.

But now a Kremlin insider is again circulating rumors about the state of health of the president. Putin is said to have developed cancer and had an operation earlier this year. The British Daily Mail would have Valery Solovei, a celebrity Critics of Putin*, therefore tells that Putin and his daughter are planning to resign in early 2021 Katerina Tikhonova wants to establish itself as the successor. She is known as an academic, dancer and author:

Cancer diagnosis for Putin? Kremlin critic reveals alleged resignation plans of the Russian president

There are loud speculations about a possible disease Daily Mail Ever since papers leaked that Putin was preparing for the post-presidency period. But for Solovei one thing is certain: Putin suffers from Parkinson’s disease and a cancer that will soon force him to resign. “I’m not a doctor and I can’t give an exact diagnosis,” Solovei is supposed to have said.

Especially signs of a possible Parkinson’s Disease are therefore carefully observed in Russia: So should Putin repeatedly drinking from a cup of medication during television appearances or having his legs tremble under the table. Recently, a violent coughing fit during a live performance fueled speculation that Putin might be ill.

Putin has cancer? Are the rumors supposed to weaken his position?

What is striking, however, is that there are rumors about Putin’s possible cancer as early as 2012. Again and again there was speculation about his health if Putin did not appear in public for a long time. International observers assumed around 2014 that this should weaken Putin’s position, like focus.de then wrote. Loud Daily Mail the Kremlin has rejected speculation about illness.

In contrast, it is certain that Head of State Putin must be concerned about the health of its citizens. Most recently there were over 23,000 new infections with the Coronavirus* given within one day:

Russia is fighting the pandemic in makeshift hospitals, among other places. “The assumption that everything is okay is out of place,” Putin said. (kat) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network.