Russian president Vladimir Putin was seen utilizing his hand to cease his leg from shaking in footage that has set off contemporary hypothesis about his well being. Putin’s two-hour interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson was launched on Thursday and instantly gained traction for a short second through which the Russian president was seen making an attempt to regulate his shaking leg.

The 71-year-old was additionally filmed coughing and gripping his chair continuously through the bombshell interview, through which he blamed Boris Johnson for the Ukraine battle and stated that World War III would “bring all humanity to brink of destruction.”



Putin’s well being has been the topic of hypothesis for months now, with some claiming that the Russian president is battling most cancers or early-stage Parkinson’s illness.

Even earlier than the Tucker Carlson interview, considerations had been raised about Putin’s well being when he was seen making odd grimaces throughout a gathering together with his Belarusian counterpart Lukashenko on January 28. According to UK’s Metro, Putin’s behavior of controlling his leg stretches way back to September 2022, when the limb reportedly began twitching in entrance of schoolchildren in Kaliningrad.

In July 2022, Putin was additionally noticed strolling with a discernible limp and favouring his left leg. That identical yr, an unnamed officer of USA’s Defense Intelligence Agency, whereas chatting with Newsweek, stated that Putin’s declining well being might be an excellent factor for the world at massive.

“A weakened Putin—an obviously declining leader, not one at the top of his game—has less influence over his advisors and subordinates, say, if he orders the use of nukes,” the DIA chief stated.