The rumours of Putin's secret health fight have long been suspected, with speculations ranging from cancer to Parkinson's disease.
As he sat opposite Sergei Shoigu giving commands regarding the siege of Mariupol, the elderly autocrat appeared "feeble and barely able to hold himself upright."
A sickly Vladimir Putin looks in pain as he grips the table in front of him
The isolated autocrat was constantly tapping his foot and was slouched during a meeting with his defence minister
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