Vladimir Putin is planning to step down next year as speculation swirls in Russia that the longtime president may have Parkinson’s disease, a report said Thursday.
Moscow political scientist Valery Solovei told the Sun that the Russian strongman’s 37-year-old girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, and his two daughters are pushing him to leave office.
“There is a family, it has a great influence on him. He intends to make public his handover plans in January,” Solovei told the news outlet.
Solovei also suggested Putin may be suffering from Parkinson’s as the president has been seen recently exhibiting symptoms of the disease.
Putin recently appeared to be in agony while appearing to constantly shift his legs, according to footage reviewed by an observer, the Sun reported.
Reviewed footage also appeared to show his fingers twitching as he held a cup that possibly contained medicine, the report said.
Speculation on Putin’s possible departure comes as Russian lawmakers are considering legislation proposed by the president that would grant ex-presidents lifetime immunity from criminal prosecution.
OmniOmnibus on November 6th, 2020 at 02:24 UTC »
This is the same paper that keeps saying Kim Jong Un is dead.
Diet_Fanta on November 6th, 2020 at 02:05 UTC »
It's the New York Post reporting on The Sun. Both are famous tabloids. Hold your horses until an actual news source reports on this.
Big_Stinky_Cock on November 6th, 2020 at 02:00 UTC »
I'm going to wait until I see this posted from a more credible source, or more accreditation from other more mainstream sources, because Putin wouldn't have worked so hard to consolidate power in Russia if he intended to step down.