Russian President Vladimir Putin has been given a deadline to live for a maximum of 2-3 years, according to media reports based on revealations by their Russian intelligence sources. The Russian President, who is reportedly suffering from Cancer, might have received a deadline from his doctors, these reports claimed
A leading news portal quoted a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) official as saying that President Putin is suffering from a severe form of rapidly progressing cancer and he has no more than two to three years to stay alive. The official also added that 69 year old Putin is losing his eyesight.
"We are told he is suffering from headaches and when he appears on TV he needs pieces of paper with everything written in huge letters to read what he’s going to say. They are so big each page can only hold a couple of sentences. His eyesight is seriously worsening. And his limbs are now also shaking uncontrollably", the FSB official said, according to an excerpt of the message released by news.com.au.
However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday rubbished such speculations and said there were no signs pointing to any such ailment of President Putin.
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Earlier this month, Express had also published a report which said, President Putin underwent a surgery to remove fluid from his abdomen. The report further disclosed that the operation went well and without any complications, crediting the information to Telegram channel General SVR linked to Russia's Foreig Intelligence Service.
Last week when the Russian President met with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi, Putin was caught on camera awkwardly twisting his feet while the pair sat down for talks.
Ukrainian spymaster Kyrylo Budanov has also claimed that President Putin has several serious illnesses one of which is cancer.
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Putin’s terminal prognosis emerged in a secret message from the Russian spy to FSB defector Boris Karpichkov. The message read, “He won’t wear glasses to help because that would be a sign of weakness. He used to be composed with subordinates but now he has outbursts of uncontrolled fury. He has gone completely nuts and trusts almost no one."
