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The head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine claimed that Putin was the target of an assassination attempt.

Russian President Putin likes to show his strength and personal strength. He served as the co-pilot of a fighter jet that landed in Grozny, the Chechen capital that had been devastated under his direction, just months into his first term as the nation's leader. He is shirtless and riding a horse without a shirt.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin carries a hunting rifle during his trip in Ubsunur Hollow in the Siberian Tyva region (also referred to as Tuva), on the border with Mongolia, Russia in Sept. 2010. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin carries a hunting rifle during his trip in Ubsunur Hollow in the Siberian Tyva region (also referred to as Tuva), on the border with Mongolia, Russia in Sept. 2010. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

During the Obama years, some on the American right were enamored with those displays.

The shows of machismo disappeared long ago from the Kremlin's propaganda, replaced by carefully-managed images and videos of Putin that have only raised questions about his health. The response from the Kremlin over the weekend was remarkable.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told a French outlet on Sunday that President Putin makes public appearances on a daily basis. I don't think a sane person would suspect an illness in this man.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov attends the meeting of foreign ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe on May 13, 2022. (Russian Foreign Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov attends the meeting of foreign ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe on May 13, 2022. (Russian Foreign Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The statement amounted to an astonishing acknowledgment of a discourse that has become rampant beyond Russia's borders, given the extent to which Putin's image is managed inside Russia.

I will leave it on the conscience of those who spread such rumors despite the fact that there are daily opportunities for everyone to see how he and others look.

The Sunday Daily Star had an unnamed British intelligence agent predicting the demise of the Russian strongman.

The intelligence officer said that when Putin dies he will be kept secret for weeks, if not months. It is impossible to know. It is believed that Putin has employed body doubles in the past when he has been unwell, and the Kremlin could be doing so now.

Such speculation is usually off-limits for world leaders, but the brutal invasion of Ukraine has turned Russia into a pariah, and no longer enjoys the benefits of such norms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin chairs a meeting of the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

At a time when there is a lot of misinformation, the acute curiosity does not amount to a diagnosis. They are a classic tabloid schlock.

The guessing game almost resembles something out of "The Death of Stalin", a comedy by Iannucci about the demise of the notorious Soviet dictator.

It is possible that Putin has cancer or Parkinson's disease. Or maybe a long time. amateur Kremlinologists use social media to read every photograph and video clip. An anonymous user on the Telegram social media network claims to be a Russian security intelligence officer and says that Putin had abdominal surgery in May.

The long tables at which Putin met with other Kremlin officials during the first phase of the Ukraine invasion fueled some of the rumors. He looked unwell during a meeting with Sergei Shoigu in late April. He failed to project the vision of strength long associated with the Russian leader at the Victory Day parade.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 21, 2022. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)

The magazine News Lines published an account of a Kremlin-adjacent oligarch who had been secretly recorded by a Western financier discussing Putin's purported cancer. He could be suffering from a blood cell disorder.

Russia has become an authoritarian regime almost entirely dependent on the fate of a single man, according to reports.

The only way things can change is if there is a crisis event, according to a former CIA officer. The other could be a sign of his health failing.

Volodymyr Zelensky has become an international icon because of his scruffy beard and green military T-shirt. Zelensky appeared to be of sound health despite looking tired from long days and nights in his Bunker.

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