Vladimir Putin: New rumours about the Russian President’s health emerge after latest meeting

Vladimir Putin has been the Russian President since 2000. As the years go on, there have been several rumours about Putin’s health. Indeed it has been suggested that the Russian President has had cancer and is receiving treatment.

It has also been suggested that Putin is also suffering with his mental health. Naturally, all of these rumours have been denied by the Kremlin. However, this hasn’t stopped social media users from continuing to speculate about Putin’s health.

Vladimir Putin recently met with the Belarusian President, as the photos from the meeting emerged, X users were quick to notice Putin’s hands looked slightly unusual.

Vladimir Putin’s hands looked ‘veiny’

On Friday, September 15, Vladimir Putin met with Alexander Lukashenko, the Belararusian Preident. As the photos of the meeting emerged, X users quickly pointed out that the Russian President’s hands didn’t look particularly healthy, as reported by Express.

Indeed in the images, you can noticeably see Putin’s veins. Some X users believe it could be a side effect of cancer treatment.

One X user wrote:

V prominent blood vessels/veins? Seems perhaps an odd colour?

While another added:

Looks like scarring from intravenous injections, probably cancer treatment.

However, another user pointed out that as people age, their skin becomes thinner. Considering Vladimir Putin is almost 71, it can be expected that his skin doesn’t look young and healthy:

As you get older, your skin gets thinner and loses elasticity, making your veins more visible. Also, as you age, the valves in your veins weaken. This can cause blood to pool in your veins for a longer period of time. This enlarges the vein.

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Vladimir Putin sparked health concerns during meeting with Kim Jong Un

On Wednesday, September 13, Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. A video of the meeting emerged, also raising concern over the Russian leader’s health.

During the meeting, Putin was seen constantly twisting his foot, as reported by the New York Post. naturally, this sparked another debate on Putin’s health. One of the ailments some think Putin suffers from is Parkinson’s disease.

This speculation is due to several videos of the Russian President sitting with his leg twitching, with the latest appearing on Wednesday. It was also noted that Putin kept his ‘hands awkwardly clasped in his lap’, according to the New York Post.

Sources used:

Express: ‘Putin health fears emerge as his vein-riddled hands spotted during meeting’

New York Post: ‘Putin’s constant leg twitching during Kim Jong Un meeting reignites health speculation’