MOSCOW, Jul 21 Vladimir Putin is in good health, his spokesman Dmitry said Peskov, in response to a request from journalists to comment on publications in foreign publications about alleged problems.
"Well, everything is fine with his health. You know that both Ukrainian information specialists in quotation marks, both American and British, in recent months they have been throwing various canards about the state of the president's health. It's nothing but ducks. We are talking about this,» the Kremlin spokesman emphasized.
The day before, Putin took part in the forum of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and apologized to the participants for his cough. He explained that he had returned from a trip to Tehran, where it was very hot and the air conditioners were running at full capacity. As Peskov noted, in turn, he also experiences problems with his voice after this visit. I know that others from the delegation have, but it’s okay, it happens, it’s okay,” the Kremlin spokesman said. In Ukrainian and Western publications, as well as in anonymous Telegram channels, publications periodically appear about the state of health of the Russian leader. CIA director William Burns, speaking the day before at the Aspen Forum, called these reports rumors. He added that according to an informal intelligence assessment, «he [Vladimir Putin. — Ed.] is too healthy.» :18Kadyrov denied rumors about Putin's health problems