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Putin Has Advanced Cancer - Grip is Tight but Weakening Says US Intel
2022-06-03
[DailyWire] A new U.S. classified intelligence report states that Russian President Vladimir Putin underwent treatment in April for advanced cancer.

The report also stated that an assassination attempt was made on Putin in March, after Putin had launched an invasion of Ukraine in late February.

“Putin’s grip is strong but no longer absolute,” one of three intelligence officers from three different intelligence agencies who read the report told Newsweek. “The jockeying inside the Kremlin has never been more intense during his rule, everyone sensing that the end is near.”

One official came from the office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), one served as a senior officer for the Air Force, and one came from the Defense Intelligence Agency.

“What we know is that there is an iceberg out there, albeit one covered in fog,” the DNI officer stated.

The DIA officer added, “One source of our best intelligence, which is contact with outsiders, largely dried up as a result of the Ukraine war. Putin has had few meetings with foreign leaders. … Putin’s isolation has thus increased levels of speculation.”

Photos of Putin consistently sitting at the end of an extremely long table with the others at the meeting at the other end of the table have led to speculation regarding Putin’s health.

“Putin is definitely sick … whether he’s going to die soon is mere speculation,” the DIA official concluded. “Still, we shouldn’t rest assured. We shouldn’t answer our own mail, if you will, believing only the intelligence that affirms our own desired outcome. He’s still dangerous, and chaos does lie ahead if he does die. We need to focus on that. Be ready.”
Courtesy of Skidmark, more from Newsweek:
Vladimir Putin's health is a subject of intense conversation inside the Biden administration after the intelligence community produced its fourth comprehensive assessment at the end of May. The classified U.S. report says Putin seems to have re-emerged after undergoing treatment in April for advanced cancer, three U.S. intelligence leaders who have read the reports tell Newsweek.

"We need to be mindful of the influence of wishful thinking," cautions the retired Air Force leader. "We learned—or didn't learn—that lesson the hard way with Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein."
Posted by:NoMoreBS

#16  Zelensky announced yesterday that Ukraine has lost 20% of its territory to Russia, which amounts to about 120,000 square km. Prior to the war, Russia controlled about 43,000 square km, or 7%. That's the "status quo ante" Kissinger referred to.

So Zelensky and Biden's rejection of Minsk II and insane announcement that they'd seize Crimea have caused Ukraine to lose -- so far, as of June 3 -- an additional 13% of Ukraine's territory.

Each month that passes will cost Ukraine another 3-4% of its territory -- and that's just to Russia. In the West, Poland has designs on Lviv and the adjacent lands.

If Z or to be precise, Biden, keeps resisting the inevitable capitulation through the summer, it's likely that Ukraine will lose 35-40% of its territory and more than 2/3ds of its valuable resources by September.
Posted by: Palmerston   2022-06-03 17:54  

#15  Just take a look at the Cincinnati media. I think you'll find 40% pretty easy. GLADD was referring to over 800 news outlets.
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed   2022-06-03 17:27  

#14   Affording to GLADD its more than 40% TW.

I think that was television shows with a gay/queer character, Xyz, not in the news media. The only gays in the news that I can think of are Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, and Don Lemon and that white-haired gent on CNN. It seems a reasonable assumption that if I can remember names of people I don’t pay attention to, that particular characteristic is rare enough to be noticed and commented on.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-06-03 17:11  

#13  




Has Putin Lost His Sex Appeal?
NY Times, Mar 2012
Putin is losing the Sochi Olympic game
Washington Post, Feb 2014
Putin's Press Conference Proved Merkel Right: He's Lost His Mind
New Republic, Mar 2014
Vladimir Putin is losing the battle for Ukraine
Spectator, Mar 2014
Putin Is Losing In Ukraine And That's Our Biggest Problem Right Now
Forbes, Mar 2014
How Putin is losing in Crimea: A reality check
Yahoo News, Apr 2014
Putin is Losing Eastern European Energy Gamble
Oil Price , Apr 2014
Putin losing his geostrategic footing
Gulfnews, Nov 2014
Putin Is Losing the Battle to Restrain Online Media
Newsweek, Jan 2015
The War Putin Lost
OpEdNews, Mar 2015
Putin Is Losing a Nasty Food Fight
StopFake, Aug 2015
Why Putin Is Losing
RFERL, Aug 2015
How Putin is badly losing in Syria
Washingtonian Post, Oct 2015
How Vladimir Putin lost Ukraine
New Statesman, Jan 2016
How Putin is losing his grip on pipeline politics
Reuters, Nov 2016
Russia’s Putin may be starting to lose his grip on power
Marketwach, Mar 2017
Putin Lost France, but He’s Still Got a Chance in Germany
Daily Beast, May 2017
Putin Losing Public Support On Key Issues
Statista, Jun 2017
For Russia, Putin Power Is Losing Some of Its Shine
Stratfor, Jun 2017
Is Vladimir Putin Losing His Grip?
Project Syndicate, Oct 2017
Is Putin Losing Control of Russia's Conservative Nationalists?
Foreign Affairs, Oct 2017
Putin Is Losing the Long Game on Foreign Policy
Bloomberg, Nov 2017
Putin Is Losing Eastern European Energy Gamble
Yahoo, Jan 2018
Has Vladimir Putin Lost Control of Russia's Assassins?
Newsweek, Mar 2018
Why Putin Is Losing Popular Support
Carnegie, Aug 2018
Putin lost his supposedly ‘invulnerable’ nuclear-powered missile at sea
Business Insider, Aug 2018
Is Putin Losing His Balance?
Gordan Hahn, Sep 2018
Putin Is Losing Russia’s Far East
Bloomberg, Sep 2018
Is Vladimir Putin losing steam?
The Hill, Oct 2018
Putin losing grip on power: Popularity plummets as pension reforms spark Russia protests
Express, Oct 2018
Is Vladimir Putin losing his grip on Siberia?
BBC Newsnight, Dec 2018
Trump is winning and Putin is losing in global arms sales
Japan Times, Mar 2019
How Putin and the Kremlin lost Russian youths
Washington Post, Jun 2019
Is Putin Losing the Trust of Russians?
Politico, Jun 2019
Putin risks losing Moscow
MSN, Aug 2019
Vladimir Putin: Russian President losing his grip on energy
Gossipela, Aug 2019
Posted by: Aca Joe   2022-06-03 14:46  

#12  What IF Putin's days are numbered.

We have heard Putin has sacked numerous Generals and other key Russian Military personnel.

What if the goal was him placing those he knows and controls in positions to do his DEATH BED bidding?

Seriously, IF we have a form KGB Lt. Col. in Stage 3-4 planning to die soon, what is keeping him from going out with a BIG BANG?
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-06-03 14:39  

#11  Yes, 53 percent does seem a bit high. I doubt it's much over 47.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-06-03 13:14  

#10  (53% of media workers are homosexuals)

I find this difficult to believe — can you provide a reference?


I'm with you TW, that number seems way too low...
Posted by: bman911   2022-06-03 12:57  

#9  Affording to GLADD its more than 40% TW.
Posted by: Xyz   2022-06-03 12:26  

#8   Putin was born on October 7, 1952. That’s day number 1. The next day, October 8, 1952, is numbered 2, and so on. According to my calculations, today’s Putin’s day is numbered 25442.

:-D The absolute truth, Aca Joe, though I didn’t check your work.

(53% of media workers are homosexuals)

I find this difficult to believe — can you provide a reference?
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-06-03 12:10  

#7  I'll believe it when he is tits up
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-06-03 11:27  

#6  "Same people".....who along with their tech oligarchs actually run the country.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-06-03 09:51  

#5  Same people who missed the fall of the Iron Curtain and gave us the "slam dunk."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-03 09:32  

#4  Putin's days are numbered - just as Assad's were!
Western homosexuals journalists (53% of media workers are homosexuals) are telling the truth. Putin’s days are indeed numbered.

Putin was born on October 7, 1952. That’s day number 1. The next day, October 8, 1952, is numbered 2, and so on. According to my calculations, today’s Putin’s day is numbered 25442.
Posted by: Aca Joe   2022-06-03 09:29  

#3  Given the Russian oligarchy are losing their A$$'es, one has to wonder if one of them did it to him?
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-06-03 07:00  

#2  Now have the same intelligence group do a report on Biden’s physical, emotional and mental health… and we will see how accurate these reports really are.
Posted by: Airandee   2022-06-03 04:17  

#1  The same Intel that 'projected' the '91 collapse of Communism?
Posted by: magpie   2022-06-03 01:10  

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