Questions about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health continued to circulate on Wednesday as he missed his favorite annual ice hockey game – instead appearing in a video with mysterious scars on his face.
Putin withdrew from the Night Hockey League match in which he was “expected” to compete and sent a video message while in Sochi, the Black Sea resort where the match was to take place, East2West News reported.
Adding to the speculations about the strong man’s health were the dark spots on his cheeks, which may have been masked by makeup.
“I wish you success in the ice battles and all the best,” Putin said in a statement. And as the saying goes, “Let the best win.”
A source in Moscow told the news agency that the amateur game “has always been a tough match [Putin’s] diary “, added that” something must be wrong in order not to appear “.
Regional Kuban News reported that Vladimir Putin was also expected to play for Ice Hockey Legends, but in early May, Russian President Dmitry Peskov’s press secretary announced that the head of state would not participate in the game.
Putin used his appearance at the 2021 match to quell rumors about his health.
“Only for the second time in the history of the 2012 gala matches has the president missed this game,” the publication added, according to East2West. “In 2013, he held a symbolic face and watched the match from the stands.
Putin’s failure to appear was reportedly blamed for health problems.
A source from Moscow said that amateur play has always been a tough match for him [Putin’s] diary. ”ALEXEY DRUZHININ / Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images
Founded in 2011, the Night Hockey League consists of former NHL stars, oligarchs and politicians.
Putin, a black belt in judo that often shows off his athletic prowess, boasted in 2021 that ice hockey gave him longevity – and used his appearance at the annual game to quell rumors about his health.
“You prolong your life, you do it with better quality and deeper meaning,” he said, according to East2West.
Some reports suggest that Putin recently held dozens of secret meetings with a cancer doctor. Mikhail Mezel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo by AP
The publication also speculates that another reason Putin missed the game was security concerns.
A military overpass on Moscow’s Red Square was lifted amid allegations that the Russian leader was concerned about an “air strike” during the annual Victory Day parade, where he was spotted sitting with a heavy blanket on his feet and also seemed lame. .
Questions about Putin’s physical health have risen after he was recently seen looking bloated and awkwardly grabbing a support table in a video of a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu published by the Kremlin.
He also appeared unstable during an Orthodox Easter service in Moscow – although some reports suggest he was not even there and that the video was forged by the Kremlin.
Another video posted on the Visegrad 24 Twitter page shows Putin raising his apparently trembling hand before pressing it to his chest ahead of a recent meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Former UK MP Louise Mensch said the footage seemed to support earlier reports that “Vladimir Putin has Parkinson’s disease”.
Other reports suggest that Putin recently had dozens of secret meetings with a cancer doctor – and became so paranoid about his health that he turned to non-traditional therapies.
The Kremlin has denied any allegations that the instigator of the war is in poor health.
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