Wildest Vladimir Putin missing theories from body doubles to corpse stored in freezer

Vladimir Putin has not been seen oregon heard from successful the nationalist oculus since helium made World War Three atomic threats 12 days ago, sparking suspicion astir his whereabouts

Rumours of Vladimir Putin's sick wellness person been swirling for years. The Russian President, 72, has not been seen successful 12 days since helium issued apocalyptic World War Three atomic threats implicit the usage of long-range Western missiles by Ukraine against Russian territory.

It is unclear if the Kremlin dictator is unwell, connected vacation oregon has simply chosen to stay retired of sight. According to the Faridaily Telegram channel, which monitors his appearances, "only his information and a tiny ellipse of adjacent associates know" wherever Putin has been since helium appeared astatine the Valdai Forum successful Sochi connected November 7 to congratulate a "courageous" Donald Trump connected his US predetermination victory.

Putin was noticeably absent from presumption connected Tuesday erstwhile the Kremlin announced helium had signed disconnected connected a caller mentation of Russia's atomic doctrine. But wherever could helium be? As suspicion is sparked astir his whereabouts, the Mirror takes a look astatine the wildest missing theories to date...

Body doubles

Several sources person claimed 3 Putin lookalikes are regularly deployed arsenic assemblage doubles for the dictator - a mentation supported by Ukrainian military intelligence. In October 2023, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov unopen down the claims and said: "I tin archer you determination are nary doubles erstwhile it comes to enactment and truthful on."

But successful January of this year, theories swirled online again aft an alleged assemblage treble utilized arsenic a stand-in for Putin was allegedly poisoned with 'toxic substances'. The suspected main doppelgänger was named for the archetypal clip arsenic Yevgeny Vasilyevich, primitively a carpenter from Belarus.

The Putin stand-in "developed rashes connected the tegument of the precocious and little extremities and connected the neck, which doctors initially mistook for an allergy", reported Telegram transmission General SVR. A probe was launched by the FSB and FSO information services into a suspected assassination bid, said the channel, which claims to person wrong cognition of the Kremlin portion providing nary hard evidence.

Corpse successful freezer

Rumours swirled again erstwhile drastic reports claimed the dictator had died and his "corpse was placed successful a freezer, which antecedently contained deep-frozen food". Once again, the Kremlin released a statement to importune helium was live and said: "We person lone 1 Putin."

A Telegram channel, which regularly claims Putin is terminally sick with cancer, alleged: "Putin's corpse was placed successful a freezer, which antecedently contained deep-frozen food, astatine the statesmanlike residence successful Valdai." However, the Krelim disputed the rumours and branded them 'absurd'.

Health issues

Speculation has mounted online for years astir the Russian President's health, with claims helium is allegedly suffering from terminal cancer, Parkinson's illness and different ailments. In November 2022, reports archetypal emerged of Putin suffering from Parkinson's illness and pancreatic cancer.

These claims are said to person travel from leaked Kremlin spy documents and the accusation shared by General SVR. Putin was said to person mislaid 18lb, portion the reported emails besides said determination were rumours helium had prostate cancer.

It was claimed that the person had been diagnosed with a schizoaffective disorder, arsenic helium was seen astatine a nationalist lawsuit with a broad implicit his legs. A source, said to beryllium good placed wrong Putin's circle, told General SVR that Putin had delayed country up of that year's Victory Day parade.

Parkinson's disease

In April 2022, reports noticed Putin was incapable to basal still, twisting his feet and shaking his legs during nationalist appearances, and it was suggested helium had Parkinson's disease. When the Russian brute met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko successful Sochi, helium was caught connected camera awkwardly twisting his feet erstwhile the brace sat down for talks. Then helium was seen incapable to basal still, seeming to sway backmost and forth, and shaking his legs, erstwhile helium presented the State Prize of the Russian Federation to filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov astatine the Kremlin.

A aesculapian prof examined the footage and reported to the Mirror astatine the time that Putin apt had Parkinson's disease. "Tremors would beryllium accordant with Parkinson's and surely the tremors helium has successful his hands are each accordant with the disease," Professor Angus Dalgleish of St George's, University of London, said, adding: "I would enactment my wealth connected the information that he's got astir Parkinson's." The aesculapian prof besides said Putin often presents with a "deadpan face" which is "classic Parkinson's".

Terminal cancer

In December 2022, a Danish elder spy claimed Putin had suffered megalomania induced by crab drugs and that this had been a origin successful his determination to invade Ukraine. They said "delusions of grandeur" and the Kremlin leader's "moon-shaped face" successful aboriginal 2022 were signs of the broadside effects of hormone attraction for oncology.

The caput of Russian investigation astatine the Danish Defence Intelligence Service - whose individuality is truthful concealed helium was named lone arsenic Joakim - said: "Delusions of grandeur are 1 of the known broadside effects of the benignant of hormone attraction that helium was on… It's not thing I tin accidental for certain, but I deliberation it did impact his decisions erstwhile helium launched the warfare successful Ukraine."

Nervous breakdown

In April 2023, determination were reports that Putin had suffered a impermanent "nervous breakdown" aft changing to stronger crab medication. At the time, his spokesperson Peskov did not outright contradict the doppelganger, but referred to the suggestions arsenic "quite strange".

Several Russian sources claimed the warmongering person had changed the medicine helium was taking for crab and was successful a much superior information than wide understood.

"He is present undergoing a 3rd people of treatment," said governmental expert Valery Solovey, a erstwhile prof astatine Moscow's prestigious Institute of International Relations, a grooming schoolhouse for spies and diplomats. "The erstwhile 2 were highly unsuccessful."

Following his alleged tense breakdown, it was claimed medics injected an "antipsychotic drug" which led to a accelerated improvement. "The president felt better, helium was washed, changed and enactment to bed," Solovey added. The doctors are said to person past "cancelled a caller cause they had conscionable prescribed for the president" due to the fact that of the debilitating "side effects" adjacent though it was the ground of his caller therapy.

Terminal prognosis

In May 2022, the Mirror exclusively reported a Russian quality source's claims that Putin had a maximum of 3 years to live. The FSB serviceman said the Russian president "has a terrible signifier of rapidly progressing cancer". And helium added: "He has nary much than 2 to 3 years to enactment alive." The spy said the illness means Putin is besides losing his sight.

He revealed: "We are told helium is suffering from headaches and erstwhile helium appears connected TV helium needs pieces of insubstantial with everything written successful immense letters to work what he's going to say. They are truthful large each leafage tin lone clasp a mates of sentences. His eyesight is earnestly worsening. And his limbs are present besides shaking uncontrollably."