- The FSB has been quick to ask its regional headquarters to deny the disease.
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| Vladimir Putin, gripping his table tightly in a meeting. |
The state of health of Russian President Vladimir Putin is a constant source of rumors, especially since on February 24, Russian troops invaded Ukraine.
Rumors about the autocrat's illnesses skyrocketed weeks ago when he was seen meeting with his defense minister and at the same time grabbing the table as if to prevent a tremor from being visible.
Now, an expert believes that there is an unmistakable sign that Putin's health is precarious. Christo Grozev is an expert on Russian affairs and an associate at the Bellingcat open source research group.
According to this expert and as reported by the Mirror, "we know that the oligarchs in his closest circle say that Vladimir Putin is sick," says Christo Grozev.
"We also know that Lubyanka (the FSB secret service headquarters) sent a letter about a month ago to all the FSB regional chiefs. It said: 'If you hear that he has a very serious illness, we insist that you ignore it,'" he said. added the expert.
"So everyone thinks this means the exact opposite," Grozev said, adding: "So I think it doesn't matter so much whether he's dying or seriously ill, what matters is that people around him think that." sentenced.
"I think this factor, that people close to him think he is not in good health, decreases the risk that they will obey his order to kill enemies, as they did in the past," Grozev concludes.