The president of the federal government in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, tells Vladimir Putin that the forces in Ukraine will fight "until victory" (Reuters)
Vladimir Putin was once again seen clutching his hands tightly at the edge of the table, reigniting speculation about the Russian leader's health and state of mind.
The Daily Star reported that a video posted on social media showed Putin grabbing the table during a meeting with the president of the federal government in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, in Moscow yesterday.
Body language analysis expert Adrian Carter added: "It seems to me in this clip that Putin is holding on to the table for security. When we don't trust or are unsure of our stability we hold on to something as a means of security. Maybe he feels bad and this is a way to reset that gives him some security."
In the independent Russian media it was reported that the two leaders looked unhealthy during the meeting - with a swollen face Kadyrov recovering from the poisoning attempt he went through in recent weeks.
Kadyrov's hands also shook while Putin gripped the table.
In the picture it looks even more reasonable
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the President of the Federal Government in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov (Photo: Reuters, Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev)
But watch the video
"Vladimir Putin is holding a working meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov."
- Notice how he squirms and has to brace his hands on the table.
by u/Blakplague in UkraineWarVideoReport
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Apart from the ongoing rumors about Putin's health - when various commentators suggest that he suffers from Parkinson's disease or cancer or both - there is quite a bit of talk about a power struggle An insider in the Kremlin.
Military experts in Europe estimate that Putin is deliberately sacrificing the "Wagner Group" militia soldiers, in the battle for Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, with the aim of weakening the position of the oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose name was mentioned as one of the owners of the "Wagner Force".
According to the report, Behemoth has no great strategic value, but hundreds of Wagner group fighters were deployed there and fought a long and bloody battle to capture the town.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that more than 1,100 Russian soldiers had been killed in the week of fighting near Bakhmut.
According to him, about 1,500 Russian soldiers were injured to a degree that does not allow them to continue fighting.
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War [ISW] say that Russia's Defense Ministry appears to be using the battle to significantly reduce the power of the Wagner group, making it less likely that Prigozhin could launch a coup attempt. The opportunity to intentionally harm the elite forces and Wagner's forces in Hamot in an effort to weaken Prigozhin and damage his ambition for greater influence in the Kremlin."
Prigozhin himself complained that his troops lacked basic supplies, especially ammunition, which could be the result of "ordinary bureaucracy or treachery".
He added: "What if the Russian leadership wants to incriminate us and say that we are scoundrels - and that's why they don't give us ammunition, they don't give us weapons, and they don't let us renew our manpower, including recruiting prisoners?"
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