Vladimir Putin reportedly fell down five steps before landing on his tailbone. (File)
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly suffered a fall at his official residence in Moscow this week, resulting in him having “involuntary bowel movements,” the New York Post reported, citing a Telegram channel with apparent ties to his security team.
The report added that 70-year-old Putin reportedly fell down five steps before landing on his tailbone.
The impact caused the Russian president to “defecate involuntarily” due to “stomach and colon cancer,” the Telegram channel said.
During a meeting with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel last month, Putin’s hands appeared to be shaking and turning purple, the British Express reported.
The UK-based outlet said the Russian leader was seen moving his legs uncomfortably.
The incidents are another addition to growing speculation surrounding Putin’s deteriorating health. A former British spy said the 70-year-old president was “seriously ill” and that it was an “element of what is happening in Ukraine”.
An oligarch with close ties to the Russian leader claimed that Putin was seriously ill with blood cancer.
This isn’t the first time reports of Putin’s illness have surfaced. In 2014, President Putin’s spokesman ridiculed US media reports that the president had cancer and urged journalists to “shut up.”
Putin said he has no regrets for launching Russia’s “military special operation” against Ukraine, which began nearly a decade ago.
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