Projekt, which focuses on investigative journalism, published an extensive article on President Vladimir Putin’s health and his interest in thyroid cancer. The Kremlin has responded to the publication by denying that Putin has cancer.
President Vladimir Putin is very concerned about his health and treats himself with both traditional and alternative forms of medicine, says the Russian project Projekt, which focuses on investigative journalism.
Projekt is setting up today extensive article (go to another service) anonymous sources and public procurement registers of doctors’ hotel accommodation. They say Putin’s attitude towards his health is obsessive in places.
The Russian authorities declared the Project an “unwanted organization” last year. This means that the operation of the Project is prohibited in Russia and the distribution of its material may also be subject to criminal liability.
Putin is being followed by nine doctors
According to a project article, the number of health care professionals monitoring Putin’s health has risen from an average of five to nine over the past five years.
The information has been obtained by examining who is being flown to Sochi at the same time as Putin himself is visiting there in public. The President has a Residence in Sochi on the shores of the Black Sea, where he spends a lot of time.
According to the article, one of Putin’s most used doctors is a surgeon Evgeni Selivanov. The project says Selivanov specializes in cancer and thyroid function.
According to the publication, the other two of Putin’s favorite doctors are ear and throat specialists, who could also be among the first to detect thyroid problems such as cancer.
Projekt also points out that Putin has publicly expressed interest in thyroid cancer.
The political elite rushed to alternative treatments
According to the project, Putin is also interested in alternative therapies.
The president is said to be taking over the defense minister Sergein Shaigun on the recommendation, extract baths made from the horns of the common deer. Baths are said to prevent aging.
According to the project, horn baths and other alternative therapies have become very popular among the Russian political elite.
Putin was badly injured when he fell off the horse’s back
The Kremlin has provided very little transparent information about Putin’s 70-year-old state of health.
Instead, for years, efforts have been made to create an image of Putin as an alpha male in iron condition. Macho’s image has been built, for example, with material distributed to the public, in which Putin is engaged in various sports in his underwear.
One of these is a picture released in 2007 in which Putin rides in the Republic of Tuva in eastern Siberia without a jacket.
According to a source interviewed by the project, Putin, who was interested in equestrian sports, was seriously injured at some point when he fell off the horse’s back and was unable to get to his feet for a long time.
Putin’s health is a growing concern
During more than 20 years of Putin’s rule, the Kremlin has not reported any serious health problems related to the president.
However, the Russian independent media have noted that Putin is sometimes completely disappearing from public view. Putin’s health problems are thought to be the cause. Back then, previously recorded appearances about Putin have been shown in the state media.
According to the project, Putin’s insiders have begun to talk more and more about the president’s potential health problems since last fall. That is when, after his long separation from the corona, the president again began to take more part in public events.
However, the material shown in public shows how Putin is trying to keep a great distance from other people today.
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