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2022-05-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Christopher Steele says sources tell him Putin is seriously ill
[NEWS.YAHOO] The former British spy who wrote an infamous dossier about Donald Trump
...The man who was so stupid he beat fourteen professional politicians, a former tech CEO, and a brain surgeon for the Republican nomination in 2016, then beat The Smartest Woman in the World in the general election...
's dealings in Russia told Sky News on Sunday that sources had told him that Russian President Vladimir Putin
...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...
is seriously ill.Remington Christopher Steele, who led MI6's Russia desk and worked as a spy in Moscow for years, told Sky News: "Certainly, from what we're hearing from sources in Russia and elsewhere, is that Putin is, in fact, quite seriously ill."
If you can't trust Christopher Steele who can you trust?
Claims about the 69-year-old leader's health have circulated for months. On Saturday, Ukraine's head of military intelligence, Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, told Sky that Putin is in a "very bad psychological and physical condition and he is very sick."

Budanov went on to suggest that the purported illness had incited plans within Russia for a coup.

In his interview with Sky, Steele suggested that Putin's health is "an element" of his decision-making in Ukraine.

"It's not clear exactly what this illness is — whether it's incurable or terminal, or whatever," he said. "But certainly, I think it's part of the equation."

On Thursday, New Lines Magazine said it had obtained a recording of a Russian oligarch saying Putin is "very ill with blood cancer." New Lines said it verified the oligarch's identity but was unable to authenticate the claims in the recording.

It is all but impossible to confirm rumors about Putin's health, which describe a panoply of ailments. The Russian investigative news outlet Proekt said in early April that the leader had received dozens of visits from a thyroid-cancer specialist.

In early May, a former KGB agent, Boris Karpichkov, told The Sun, without citing sources, that "there is a serious concern that Putin is suffering from" ailments including dementia and Parkinson's disease.

The Sun's report followed weeks of tabloid speculation over the leader's appearance, including images of him appearing to steady himself while seated in a meeting with his defense minister.
Posted by Fred 2022-05-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [25 views ]  Top

#1 He has it all in a dossier for the CIA. Now do a Biden dossier next!
Posted by Greater the Anonymous5721 2022-05-17 01:15||   2022-05-17 01:15|| Front Page Top

#2 "sources" LOL

Like his psychopathic drinking partner and fellow piss-fabulist Danchenko.
Or self-described "hack," the liar-for-rent Glenn Simpson.
Or Clinton attack dogs Michael Sussman and Natc Elias.
Or Ham Operator Extraordinaire Nellie Ohr.


Posted by Whemble Grineting4171 2022-05-17 01:49||   2022-05-17 01:49|| Front Page Top

#3 This is the case where, considering the source, you must pretty much assume the exact opposite of what he's saying is the truth.

Look for Bidet to die suddenly in front of the cameras just before he is to sign the $40 billion for Ukraine boondoggle.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-05-17 07:23||   2022-05-17 07:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Now, I look forward to that!
Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-17 07:29||   2022-05-17 07:29|| Front Page Top

#5 me too
Posted by Chris 2022-05-17 08:49||   2022-05-17 08:49|| Front Page Top

#6 ..just be prepared for a tsunami of trolls rejoicing the event proclaiming God has done Putin's work. XD
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-05-17 10:58||   2022-05-17 10:58|| Front Page Top

#7 He has no credibility but he is still talking. Put a wig on him and declare him a host of The View. He’ll fit right in. Probably, more attractive than most of them.
Posted by Super Hose 2022-05-17 12:22||   2022-05-17 12:22|| Front Page Top

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