FRAIL-looking Vladimir Putin stoked rumours of failing health last night as he was seen biting his lips, fidgeting distractedly and appearing unsteady at a church service. The tyrant – dogged…
Observers said the isolated tyrant appeared "feeble and barely able to hold himself upright" in his chair.Putin looked dishevelled, in pain and distracted as he told Shoigu to blockade the Azovstal steel plant, whereExperts told The Sun Online the footage is "not the portrait of a healthy Putin".His foot appears to be constantly tapping and his hand is gripping the edge of the table.
Professor Erik Bucy, a body language expert from Texas Tech University, told The Sun Online: " It’s an astonishingly weakened Putin compared to the man we observed even a few years ago. "Bloating in his face reinforces an unhealthy appearance, especially compared to photographs and video of the Russian premiere from a few years ago."
He also zeroed in on his tapping feet, suggesting this was "leakage" as Putin attempted to keep himself under control - with his leg movements possibly appearing involuntary. Louise Mensch, a former Tory MP, who previously reported about Putin's potential health problems, wrote: "Putin has Parkinson’s disease and here you can see him gripping the table so that his shaking hand is not visible but he cannot stop his foot from tapping.
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