Putin's leadership is unraveling as he takes regular breaks for medical treatment and is constantly surrounded by doctors, says British ex-spy
President Vladimir Putin sits at a desk with Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev, whose back is to the camera, on a state media photo dated to May 19 2022
President Vladimir Putin with Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev on a state media photo dated to May 19 2022Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Photo
  • One former spy said that Putin needs to take medical treatment constantly.

  • Christopher Steele told a British radio station that the Kremlin was in disarray.

  • Rumors about the Russian president's health have been going on for weeks.

Christopher Steele, a former British spy, said that Putin has to take regular breaks for medical treatment as his grip on power is fading.

Steele said in an interview with British talk radio station LBC on Wednesday that there was increasing disarray in the Kremlin.

Steele was the head of the spy agency's Russia desk for three years.

There is no clear political leadership coming from Putin, who is increasingly ill, and in military terms, the structures of command are not functioning as they should.

He didn't cite his sources, but he was confident of his claims. Putin's top spokesman has denied any issues.

Steele said that he is always accompanied by a team of doctors. Steele claimed that government meetings have to be broken up so that Putin can get regular treatments.

He said that it was having a serious impact on the governance of Russia.

Steele said that Putin is unlikely to withdraw from Ukraine because of the political corner he has painted himself into. He said that it was probably driving his wish to solidify his legacy.

There have been rumors about Putin's health for months. On May 14, the head of military intelligence in Ukraine said that Putin is very sick and that a Kremlin coup is underway.

The rumors went into a frenzy after the president appeared on television. They led to speculation that the president may have a disease.

Insider has not been able to verify that the Telegram account named "General SVR" is a former high-ranking Kremlin official.

Steele said in an interview with LBC that Putin is probably ill with the disease. Steele said they don't know the exact details of his ailment.

In April, an in-depth investigation by the independent Russian outlet Proekt also found that Putin has had a medical team with him for the last decade, with up to a dozen doctors with him at any one time.

Steele is the author of the Trump-Russia dossier that included obscene allegations about the former US president.

CNN reported that no evidence has been found of that tape, and other headline claims have been discredited.

The original article is on Business Insider.

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