Russia's Vladimir Putin Losing Eye Sight, Given 'Three Years To Live By Doctors': Report

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday rubbished speculation that President Putin was ill, saying there were no signs indicating any illness.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin receives consultation from traumatologist during his visit to Hospital (Source: File Photo/AFP)

New Delhi: A Russian intelligence official has claimed that President Vladimir Putin has been given three years to live because he has "rapidly progressing cancer". An official of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) has claimed that 69-year-old Putin is also losing his eyesight. This information comes amid speculation that Putin's health is deteriorating rapidly. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday rubbished speculation that President Putin was ill, saying there were no signs indicating any illness.

An Independent report further said that the FSB official gave the latest information about Putin's health in a message to Boris Karpichkov, a former Russian spy living in Britain.

"We are told he is suffering from headaches and when he appears on TV he needs pieces of paper with everything written in huge letters to read what he's going to say. They are so big each page can only hold a couple of sentences. His eyesight is seriously worsening," according to a part of the message released by news.com.au.

Metro Express further said in a report published in this regard that Putin's limbs now tremble uncontrollably. At the beginning of this month, Express had given a report which said that Putin had undergone surgery on his stomach. The report further said this information has been given to the Telegram channel General SVR associated with Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service.

However, Lavrov denied the speculation about the Russian President's health. "I don't think that sane people can see in this person signs of some kind of illness or ailment," Russia's top diplomat said, answering a question from France's broadcaster TF1.