Mumbai, January 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave air to the questions about his health conditions again over the New Year's weekend after he appeared to cough frequently in a recent speech. Putin released his annual New Year's Eve address on Saturday, in which he called the ongoing war in Ukraine a "sacred duty" for the Russian people and a battle for the sovereignty of Russia. Vladimir Putin Health Update: Russian President Was Undergoing Cancer Treatment When Ukraine Invasion Began, But He Isn't Terminally Ill, Says Danish Intelligence Agent.

Putin, in the nearly nine-minute speech, said, “2022 was a year of difficult, necessary decisions, the most important steps towards gaining full sovereignty of the Russian Federation and powerful consolidation of society. This year has clearly put everything in its place, separated courage and heroism from betrayal and cowardice." However, it did not go unnoticed by many when Putin coughed multiple times in rapid succession in the video. Vladimir Putin Health Update: Russian President Terminally Ill, Being Kept Alive on Western Cancer Drugs, Say Reports.

Rumours about the Russian leaders failing health have been ongoing for many months, with many reports claiming he has cancer and is being kept alive using western medicines. In another explosive claim, a danish intelligence agent said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was undergoing hormone treatment for cancer when he invaded Ukraine which in turn might have clouded his judgment. However, his agency does not believe that Putin is terminally ill, the agent said.

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