Putin may be ill: Kremlin press service publishes old photo
The Russian President’s illness has been implicitly confirmed.
Information about the Russian President’s illness suddenly appeared on March 11. His visit to Astana was cancelled. He was supposed to meet the Presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan on March 12 and 13. Putin’s illness is probably the reason for the cancellation, Reuters refers to unnamed Kazakhstani official.
Прэс-сакратар расійскага прэзідэнта Дзмітрый Пяскоў заявіў, што кіраўнікі трох дзяржаваў вырашылі перанесці сустрэчу "на Information about the Russian President’s illness suddenly appeared on March 11. His visit to Astana was cancelled. He was supposed to meet the Presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan on March 12 and 13. Putin’s illness is probably the reason for the cancellation, Reuters refers to unnamed Kazakhstani official.
The Kremlin press service has published a photo of Vladimir Putin talking to the head of the Republic of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen on the evening of March 11, Dozhd reports. It looked as if the meeting was held on Wednesday. However, it happened … on March 4, Vesti Karelii reported. Khudilainen was in Petrozavodsk on March 11.
The press services of the leaders of the ex-USSR republics usually use such tricks when Presidents fall ill. They are trying to make it look as if everything was okay.
Photo: kremlin.ru, ria.ru, vesti.karelia.ru
