Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Denies Rumors That Putin Is Seriously Ill

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (Reuters / Maxim Zmeyev) 

Politico: As Putin health rumors swirl, Lavrov denies Russian leader is seriously ill  

It’s at least the third time the Kremlin has been forced to deny rumors of the president’s ill health. 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denied that Vladimir Putin is seriously ill in the wake of numerous reports suggesting that the Russian leader has cancer. 

“You know, President Putin appears in public every day. You can see him on the screens, read his speeches, listen to his speeches,” Lavrov said, speaking to French media TF1. “I don’t think sane people can discern any sort of symptom of disease in this man.”

Lavrov’s remarks are not the first time the Russian government has been forced to deny reports about Putin’s health.  

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WNU Editor: There are reports that Putin successfully defeated cancer a few years back. But aside from that, for someone who is going to 70 years old this year, from what I have seen so far Putin looks physically OK. 

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Denies Rumors That Putin Is Seriously Ill  

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