The Daily Populous Friday March 28th, 2025 night edition
Authored by thetimes.com and submitted by TimesandSundayTimes

President Putin is nearing the end of his life and the invasion of Ukraine will come to an end upon his demise, President Zelensky has said, warning that Moscow is readying its forces for an imminent offensive.

“He will die soon — that’s a fact — and it will all be over,” the Ukrainian leader, 47, told Eurovision News. “I’m younger than Putin, so put your bets on me. My prospects are better.”

Zelensky did not say why he believed that Putin, 72, was approaching death. There have been rumours for years that Putin is suffering from Parkinson’s disease or cancer. None has been confirmed, however.

President Zelensky was in Brussels on Thursday with Sir Keir Starmer and other Nato leaders ALAMY

The average life expectancy for a Russian man is only 67 years. However, Putin has access to top-quality

BlerghTheBlergh on March 27th, 2025 at 20:15 UTC »

He’s probably talking out of his butt but if it was meant as a provocation I at least get it. Putin is neurotic about his survival, he’s made so many enemies by assassinations that it would be stupid of him not at least consider the possibility of getting assassinated in return.

In relation to this war Zelenskyis statement isn’t true though. Neither will Ukraine stop to fight once he’s dead, nor with Russia stop the invasion once Putin is dead unless there’s a genuine revolution.

Probably Zelensky is emotionally compromised after the attacks at his home village were made after Russia used Americas “dealmaking” prowess as a hole in the wall. I’d be mad as well but either way, the status quo won’t end when one is dead (even though Putin deserves it)

Sinphony_of_the_nite on March 27th, 2025 at 18:55 UTC »

Probably just something said to make Putin become even more paranoid of assassination attempts.

Cue adding another 20ft to his long ass table he uses for meetings.

TimesandSundayTimes on March 27th, 2025 at 17:12 UTC »

President Putin is nearing the end of his life and the invasion of Ukraine will come to an end upon his demise, President Zelensky has said, warning that Moscow is readying its forces for an imminent offensive.

“He will die soon — that’s a fact — and it will all be over,” the Ukrainian leader, 47, told Eurovision News. “I’m younger than Putin, so put your bets on me. My prospects are better.”

Zelensky did not say why he believed that Putin, 72, was approaching death. There have been rumours for years that Putin is suffering from Parkinson’s disease or cancer. None has been confirmed, however.

The average life expectancy for a Russian man born in 1952 is only 67 years. However, Putin has access to top-quality healthcare beyond the means of most of his citizens. He is also believed to be nearly teetotal.

Zelensky also said that Putin, who has been in power for 24 years, was afraid of losing control over his people and that Ukraine’s western allies could help to destabilise Russia by keeping up sanctions and other measures to weaken its war machine. “If they push Putin, he will face destabilisation in his society and he will fear it,” he said

It is not clear whether Putin’s eventual death will cause profound changes within Russia, or whether his allies will simply continue on his path. “After Putin, there will be Putin,” Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament, said in 2020. “Everything that happens after President Putin will happen according to the patterns he laid down.”

Russian scientists were reported to have been ordered last year to come up with anti-ageing remedies by an official working for Putin, who is said to be obsessed with the idea of eternal life. Putin is also reported by local media to take regular baths in an extract of blood from the severed antlers of Siberian red deer, believed to have powerful rejuvenating powers.