"Sharp pain in the abdominal cavity": Vladimir Putin increasingly weak?

   In an article published this Saturday, October 1, The Mirror suggested that Vladimir Putin would be suffering from cancer. The Russian leader would be greatly weakened and his condition would have been decisive in his recent ultra-controversial decision-making. 

For several weeks, rumors surrounding Vladimir Putin's state of health have been rife. And it's not going to get any better. The reason ? The Russian leader is said to be suffering from cancer , reported The Mirror, this Saturday, October 1, based on "a new report from the Telegram General SVR channel". " [Putin] complained of aching pain in the abdominal cavity , which could not be stopped quickly" , relayed the famous British media. “He held the meeting leaning forward, trying to maintain a natural posture, ” we later learned. According to the Telegram channel, Vladimir Putin issuffering for several months and would show more and more symptoms: "Putin's oncology is progressing and, despite adequate treatment lately, the pain is not always completely relieved ." 

 For their part, some health specialists have also expressed their views on the state of health of the Russian president . This is particularly the case of Richard Dearlove, former head of MI6, who had argued that Vladimir Putin would be sent to a sanatorium and that he would have breathed his last before 2023 because of his medical concerns. This Thursday, September 29, political scientist Valery Solovey said that the state of health of the head of the Kremlin was "deteriorating dramatically" . "As for his health, it is deteriorating, yes, dramatically , " he added, relayed by The Sun. 

In his analysis, self-proclaimed expert on the Russian president's health , Valery Solovey, claimed that the invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if the Russian president was healthy . "All the decisions he made [...] on February 24 [beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine] and September 21 [beginning of mobilization] are a direct consequence of his physiological state , " said he said, before adding: “Direct in the sense of physiological health and in terms of mental [health].