Vladimir Putin 'will undergo cancer operation in the near future' and is set to 'hand over power to

[mystery-ak]

Vladimir Putin 'will undergo cancer operation in the near future' and is set to 'hand over power to hardline ex KGB chief while he is incapacitated', insider claims

    Russian leader set for surgery, which officials insist is 'of no particular urgency'
    Power over Ukraine war will transfer to ally and Security Council chief Patrushev
    Putin has cancer, Parkinson's and 'schizophrenic symptoms': Telegram channel
    Patrushev claimed NATO support for Kyiv will cause 'disintegration of Ukraine'
    News comes as Putin expected to launch all-out assault and mobilise nation

By Will Stewart And Adam Solomons For Mailonline

Vladimir Putin may be forced to give up control of the war in Ukraine for days as he is set for cancer surgery, a 'Kremlin insider' has claimed.

The Russian dictator will reportedly nominate hardline Security Council head and ex-FSB chief Nikolai Patrushev to take control of the invasion while he is under the knife.

Shadowy Patrushev, 70, is seen as a key architect of the war strategy so far - and the man who convinced Putin that Kyiv is awash with neo-Nazis.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10770541/Putin-cancer-operation-near-future-hand-power-hardline-ex-KGB-chief.html

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UNDER THE KNIFE Putin ‘to undergo cancer operation and hand power to hardline ex-spy chief’, says ‘Kremlin insider’ in shock claim
Will Stewart
Tariq Tahir
9:14 ET, Apr 30 2022

VLADIMIR Putin is set to undergo an operation for cancer and will hand over power to his hardline spy chief, a Kremlin insider has reportedly claimed.

The Russian tyrant’s health has been source of considerable speculation amid reports that he is battling both abdominal cancer and Parkinson’s Disease.

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https://www.the-sun.com/news/5236303/putin-undergo-cancer-operation/

Not uncommon at all for dictators to enter hospital and to exit feet first.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Nothing from the National Enquirer on this?

[mountaineer]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to undergo cancer surgery and temporarily hand over power to a hardline former federal police chief, according to a new report.

Putin will transfer control of Russia’s government to Nikolai Patrushev, head of the Russian federal police’s Security Council, while he is incapacitated during and after the procedure, according to a video from the mysterious Telegram channel “General SVR” on Saturday.

The channel — which is purportedly run by a former Russian Foreign Intelligence Service lieutenant general known by the pseudonym “Viktor Mikhailovich” — reported that Putin has been told by doctors that he must undergo an operation. ...

“Putin is unlikely to agree to hand over power for a longer period of time,” the narrator of the video states, adding that the control of the country will likely be in Patrushev’s hands for no more than two to three days.

“I will say that this is the worst option,” the narrator adds. “Patrushev is an outright villain. He is no better than Vladimir Putin. Moreover, he is a more cunning, and I would say, more insidious person than Vladimir Putin. If he comes to power, Russians’ problems will only multiply.”

“Viktor Mikhailovich” ominously hinted that he and his allies “will make certain efforts so this does not happen, and I hope we will succeed. ...

New York Post

This doesn't sound like the most reliable of sources (also called "a Kremlin insider" by some newspapers), but it doesn't appear Putin has denied it, either.