Russia has not issued any assertion on Vladimir Putin’s well being.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s well being has been in focus since he launched an invasion of Ukraine in February final yr. Several cases of hypothesis about Mr Putin’s well being have prompted heightened media consideration and discussions about the way forward for Russia’s management. Most of them have turned out to be unfaithful, and Russia by no means formally issued any assertion about Mr Putin’s well being. However, one other social media put up is gaining traction amongst web customers, which has ignited considerations about Mr Putin’s well being.

The put up was initially shared on Telegram by a blogger Pozdnyakov, based on UK-based Express. It carries an image of Mr Putin together with the textual content: “God, don’t you leave us. Pray to God you are alive and healthy.”

The cryptic message sparked a wave of discussions on social media platforms, with customers enquiring in regards to the well-being of Mr Putin, the outlet additional mentioned. However, no official assertion has been issued by the Russian authorities.

It has additionally been shared by Anton Gerashchenko on X (previously Twitter), advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. He asks: “What is going on?”

An attention-grabbing put up on the Telegram channel of “Z-blogger” Pozdnyakov:

“God, don’t you leave us 🙏🙏🙏

Pray to God you are alive and healthy 🙏”

What is occurring? pic.twitter.com/w1mlbuQyfx

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 28, 2023

His posts has attracted a number of feedback from customers on X.

“Probably nothing, but if he’s sick and his time is nearing the end, then it actually makes perfect sense to get rid of Prigozjin. He would most certainly try to take over if this is the case,” commented one person.

“We can only pray this is the case!” mentioned one other.

Earlier this yr, a report in Metro mentioned that the Russian President is suffering from “severe pain in his head, blurred vision, and numbness of the tongue”.

The claims have been made by the General SVR Telegram channel, a Russian outlet that has been making claims about Mr Putin’s ailing well being.