Watch a video clip of Putin that exacerbates doubts about his health
Russian President Vladimir Putin's health has come into question again after a video clip showed him holding the table tightly during a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, according to The Independent.
The clip sparked new speculation about his health, which has reportedly deteriorated since his forces invaded Ukraine on February 24.
In the footage posted online by the Kremlin, the 69-year-old Russian president grabs the corner of the table with his right hand as soon as he sits down for the meeting, remaining like that for 12 minutes.
Putin can also be seen intermittently clutching the edge of the table with his left hand as Shoigu reads a statement about Mariupol - where as many as 120,000 people have not managed to escape - and Russia announced on Thursday that it would close a steel plant in Azovstal, the last foothold for Ukrainians in the besieged city. .
The Russian president expressed his desire to congratulate his forces on the "liberation" of the Black Sea port city in southern Ukraine, which witnessed some of the worst attacks and bloodshed during the invasion.
The State Department said Putin's claim to liberate the city was "further disinformation out of the outdated playbook."
The footage shows Putin's right thumb constantly moving as he listens to his defense minister, and it has been said that this could indicate he was trying to mask the tremors of Parkinson's disease.
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