Moscow: For the past two weeks, there have been many rumors about the disappearance of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. There was a campaign that he had a serious health problem.
The Kremlin’s punishment for failing to capture the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Kia was rumored to be behind the minister’s disappearance. Meanwhile, Russia released a video of him attending a meeting with senior generals.
International media reported that some people raised the issue with the Kremlin during a press conference. A Kremlin spokesman said the defense minister was busy and did not have time for media work. Later, scenes involving the minister appeared on TV. “It simply came to our notice then.
However, CNN reported that he could not be seen speaking at the scene, and that the authenticity of the footage was questionable in the context of Putin’s picture alone with people involved in the video call.