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Health speculation: This is how Putin has changed in three decades

2022-06-09T12:13:03.416Z


Health speculation: This is how Putin has changed in three decades Created: 06/09/2022, 02:00 p.m By: Judith Brown For years there has been speculation as to whether Vladimir Putin is seriously ill. Remote diagnoses based on photos are not uncommon. How has the Russian President changed in recent decades? 1 / 14This black and white shot shows Vladimir Putin at the age of 40 attending the openi


Health speculation: This is how Putin has changed in three decades

Created: 06/09/2022, 02:00 p.m

By: Judith Brown

For years there has been speculation as to whether Vladimir Putin is seriously ill.

Remote diagnoses based on photos are not uncommon.

How has the Russian President changed in recent decades?

1 / 14This black and white shot shows Vladimir Putin at the age of 40 attending the opening of the 1992 Honda Motor Show in St. Petersburg.

Two years later he became the city's first deputy mayor from deputy mayor.

©Russian Look/IMAGO

2 / 14In his first year as first deputy mayor in 1994, Vladimir Putin was photographed here in his office.

At that time he was 42 years old.

Nothing is known of physical complaints from this time.

Putin has also been sporty since his youth and pursued the martial arts judo, among other things.

©Russian Look/IMAGO

3 / 14This photo was taken three years later, in 1997, and shows Vladimir Putin - then 45 years old - together with Anatoly Sobchak, the former mayor of St. Petersburg.

©Russian Look/IMAGO

4 / 14In 2000, Putin became President of the Russian Federation for the first time.

The photo shows the then 48-year-old together with ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) in Berlin.

© Thomas Imo/IMAGO

5 / 14Vladimir Putin in 2007 at the age of 55 at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence in Moscow.

Since the war of aggression against Ukraine, speculation has increased as to whether the Russian president is suffering from Parkinson's disease.

The popularly known “shaking sickness” usually announces itself with symptoms years in advance.

© ITAR-TASS/IMAGO

6 / 14In 2008 Vladimir Putin shows himself during the Easter mass in Moscow.

Two years later, he reportedly underwent facial cosmetic surgery.

Other cosmetic surgeries were suspected but never officially confirmed.

© UPI Photo/IMAGO

7 / 14In 2009, Putin was photographed shirtless on horseback as he rode through the southern Siberian Republic of Tuva.

According to information from the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", he wanted to use such photos to make an impact on the Russian population and also demonstrate internationally that he is a strong opponent.

© epa Alexey Druzhinyn

8 / 14In 2012, according to "Spiegel", speculation about Putin's state of health had already arisen.

The head of state had not made any trips abroad for two months.

The photo shows Vladimir Putin in 2013 at the age of 60 during a meeting with then Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov at the Novo Ogaryovo residence.

© ITAR-TASS/IMAGO

9 / 14In this photo, Vladimir Putin is seen during the 2014 Easter Fair in Moscow with the current Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin.

Observers currently suspect that the Kremlin boss could be suffering from thyroid cancer.

An investigative team researched this and found evidence of frequent doctor visits by Putin in 2017. © ITAR-TASS/IMAGO

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10 / 14According to the information of the investigative team "Proekt", in 2017, when Vladimir Putin disappeared from the screen for a long time, it is said that the oncological surgeon Evgeny Selivanov received frequent visits.

The doctor is said to have flown to Putin 35 times and spent 166 days in his environment.

The photo shows Putin in 2017 at the age of 65 during a phone call.

© Alexei Druzhinin/IMAGO

11 / 14In recent years, the Russian president has changed a lot in appearance.

The photo shows Vladimir Putin during the 2022 Easter fair in Moscow.

Because of his bloated face, experts suspect he was taking cortisone.

During his performance, he is said to have barely spoken, chewed his lip and appeared "unsafe", which observers took as signs of possible Parkinson's disease.

© Sergey Guneev/IMAGO

12 / 14During a conversation with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in April 2022, Vladimir Putin also held on to the table with one hand.

The left hand of the 69-year-old lay under the table on his lap the whole time.

There was speculation that Putin might be trying to hide a trembling hand – a typical symptom of Parkinson's – with this gesture.

© IMAGO/Kremlin Pool

13 / 14The years and age left their mark on Putin.

But is an illness to blame for the change?

Current photos of the Kremlin boss, such as here during a conversation in 2022 with Russian entrepreneur Boris Titov in the Kremlin, show Putin's outward change.

© Mikhail Metzel/IMAGO

14 / 14The rumors and speculations surrounding an alleged serious illness of Putin, who can be seen here during an interview for the TV channel Russia-1 in 2022, have never been officially confirmed.

Presumably only Vladimir Putin himself and his closest circle know what his health is like.

© Mikhail Klimentyev/IMAGO

Moscow – Since the war of aggression in Ukraine, speculation about the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin (69) has increased.

He is said to be suffering from a serious illness.

Rumors are circulating about a possible Parkinson's disease or cancer.

Since both Putin's private life and health are taboo subjects in Russia, experts rely on information from inside sources or the secret service and often base their diagnosis on footage of the Kremlin boss's now rare public appearances.

Numerous photos and pictures of the Russian head of state show how much Putin has changed in the last three decades.

However, only he and his closest circle know what his health is actually like.

This article only contains general information on the respective health topic and is therefore not intended for self-diagnosis, treatment or medication.

In no way does it replace a visit to the doctor.

Unfortunately, our editors are not allowed to answer individual questions about clinical pictures.

Source: merkur

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