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The Kremlin was quick to issue a statement denying the rumor.
The 72-year-old Russian president recently spoke on television alongside Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, during which he urged Russians to get vaccinated against the flu… and spoke of his many visits to the doctor.
“Doctors of the Central Clinical Hospital (in Moscow), where I undergo regular check-ups, also recommend that I be vaccinated with a domestically produced vaccine ,” the head of state said.
The statement quickly sparked a wave of speculation about the Russian leader’s health.
The state news agency TASS insisted that Vladimir Putin was not ill, specifying that the visit was just a routine check-up. “He was referring to regular medical examinations ,” added Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s health has been the subject of much speculation, with rumours that he may be suffering from cancer or Parkinson’s disease.
