Putin's health: rumors?

[Chip]

The tabloid press (NY Post, The Sun, et al. are reporting that Putin is suffering blood cancer (leukemia or lymphoma?), Parkinson's, or both.

"The Times of London noted rampant speculation about Putin’s health after he was seen on several occasions walking with an apparent limp and a puffy face that could suggest he’s being treated with steroids. And during last week’s Victory Day Parade, the Russian leader was wrapped in a heavy wool blanket.

The Times also cited an investigation by Proyekt, an independent Russian publication, that disclosed that Putin is accompanied almost everywhere by three doctors, including an oncologist, or cancer specialist, and that the leader bathes in the blood from the antlers of young reindeer, an 'alternative treatment' he learned of in Siberia."

https://nypost.com/2022/05/14/russias-vladimir-putin-ill-with-blood-cancer-secret-recording/

As of today, it hasn't surfaced in the major outlets (NY Times, Washington Post, Guardian).

Wishful thinking perhaps?

[Lloyd]

Soon we'll read that he's getting transfusions from 6 year old boys (mixed liberally with vodka) .

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[Pendragon]

Wishful thinking perhaps?
Creative writing and clickbait, more likely. These are for-profit media outlets. They are going to publish whatever maximizes their audience. More audience equals more ad revenue, and hence more revenue for the publisher. If an outlet refrains from publishing such speculation, it is because they do not think it will increase their revenue in the long run. Methinks Vlad the Impaler is more likely to die from lead poisoning or a large explosion than disease.