Is Putin sick? Ex-secret service chief gives insight: “One of the symptoms”. The Russian president's public appearances are repeatedly analyzed closely.
Twitches in the legs, which Putin apparently tries to calm with his hand, are mentioned again and again. One of the theories is that Putin is being represented by doppelgangers because of his health problems. According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin is in good health. The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, had repeatedly claimed that Putin was terminally ill.