According to a recent story, Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to undergo cancer surgery and temporarily hand over authority to a tough former federal police chief.
According to a video posted on Saturday by the mysterious Telegram channel "General SVR," Putin would hand over authority of Russia's government to Nikolai Patrushev, the head of the Russian federal police's Security Council, while he remains paralyzed during and after the procedure.
has been advised by physicians that he must undergo surgery, according to the former Russian Foreign Intelligence Service lieutenant general known under the alias "Viktor Mikhailovich." According to the unsubstantiated story, Putin is expected to be incapacitated for "a short period" as a result of the surgery and recovery.
"Putin is unlikely to agree to hand over power for a longer period of time," the video's narrator says, adding that Patrushev will probably only have leadership of the country for two to three days.
The narrator adds, "I will suggest that this is the worst option." "Patrushev is unquestionably a bad guy. He isn't even close to Vladimir Putin in terms of intelligence. Furthermore, he is a more devious and evil individual than Vladimir Putin. If he is elected, the problems of Russians will only get worse. "
"Viktor Mikhailovich" suggested ominously that he and his allies "would make specific efforts to ensure that this does not happen, and I trust that we will succeed."
Putin's cancer, according to an insider, is getting worse.
Putin, 70, has been rumored to be suffering from cancer and a variety of other serious illnesses, including Parkinson's disease. His sickly appearance and uncharacteristically fidgety behavior in public have recently raised questions about his health.
Putin's alleged health issues come at an awkward time, with the war in Ukraine entering its third month and Russia suffering huge losses on the battlefield.Patrushev was said to have held a two-hour "heart-to-heart" talk with Putin.
"We know that Putin told Patrushev that he is basically his only trusted buddy and friend in the cabinet," the post stated. Furthermore, if the president's health deteriorates, he has guaranteed that actual control will be exercised.
The creators of the Telegram group said in early April that Putin's doctors had advised surgery for later that month, but it never happened.
Last month, another Russian investigative news organization, Proekt, alleged that Putin had been seen by a prominent thyroid cancer specialist hundreds of times.
When Putin was seen forcefully grasping a desk at a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu last month, new worries were raised about his physical condition.
Putin's medical concerns have been rejected by the Kremlin on numerous occasions.