Put an end to rumours. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied on Sunday that President Vladimir Putin was ill, assuring that he showed no signs of it. President Putin’s health and his private life are taboo subjects in Russia, almost never discussed in public.
But in response to a question from French television channel TF1, Sergei Lavrov said in a statement: “I don’t believe that a savvy person can see in this person (Putin) signs of an illness. or any ailment. »
Seventy in October
Sergei Lavrov pointed out that Vladimir Putin, who turns 70 in October, appears in public “daily”. “You can see him on screen, read or listen to his speeches,” he added. “I leave those who spread such rumors to settle this with their conscience, despite the daily opportunities they have to verify what is going on.”
Vladimir Putin, in power for more than two decades, launched an offensive in Ukraine on February 24 that killed thousands, caused Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II and led to unprecedented Western sanctions against Russia.