Putin appears unsteady during church service as illness rumors mount – New York Post

New footageof Vladimir Putin appearing unsteady, fidgeting and biting his lips during an Orthodox Easter service in Moscow on Sunday has added to suspicions that the Russian leader is seriously ill.

The frail-looking strongman is seen swaying during the Mass conducted by the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed its leaders so-called special military operation in Ukraine.

Putin, 69 dressed in a dark blue suit, a white shirt and dark purple tie holds a red candle as he stands in Moscows Christ the Savior Cathedral alongside Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

The warmongering president shifts uncomfortably, sticks out his tongue and bites his lips as Patriarch Kirill announces that Christ has risen joining other members of the congregation with the reply, Truly he is risen.

Putin, who crossed himself several times, otherwise did not speak.

Last week,he was seen looking bloatedand awkwardly gripping a table for supportin a clip released by the Kremlin from a meetingwith his defense minister, Sergei Shoigu,to discuss the fate of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

The video showed Putin and his key adviser both depressed & seemingly in bad health,tweeted Anders Aslund,a Swedish economist who was previously an adviser to Russia.

Putin's meeting with Shoigu today shows both depressed & seemingly in bad health. Shoigu has to read his comments to Putin & slurs badly, suggesting that the rumors of his heart attack are likely. He sits badly. Poor performance. Worth watching.https://t.co/SHRRxZxbJf

Asked if the White House had any assessment on the Russian Presidents apparent ailments, Press Secretary Jen Psaki declined to answer.

I do not have any assessment to offer from here, Psaki said during a pressbriefing Monday.

Former UK politicianLouise Mensch saidlast weeksfootageappeared to back earlier reports that Vladimir Putin has Parkinsons disease.

Other reports have suggested that Putin has recently had 35 secret meetings with a cancer doctor and has become so paranoid about his health that he has turned to unconventional therapies.

The Russian leader is said tobathe in blood extracted from deer antlers, which are hacked off while they are growing and stillfull of fresh blood, according to Russian investigative outletThe Project.

Believers say the baths improve the cardiovascular system and rejuvenate the skin, the outlet explained.

The Kremlin has denied any allegations that Putin is in poor health.

With Post wires

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