The Chechen leader said that he had read 'nonsense' about Putin's health condition.
on April 21 during a meeting with his defense minister Sergei Shoigu added to the rumor mill. The Kremlin has repeatedly said that Putin is in good health., described the idea of Putin being in a coma as"ridiculous nonsense" and said that he had"recently" spoken with him.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov posted on Telegram that he had read about rumors that Vladimir Putin had fallen into a coma. Above, Kadyrov speaks with Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on August 31, 2019.In a warning to those spreading such rumors, the leader of the predominantly Muslim republic in Russia's Caucasus region said,"I advise you that it is better to shut your mouths.
"May Allah grant our president a long life, health, happiness and good luck," Kadyrov said at the end of the 69-second recording in Russian, in which he frequently used the Chechen filler word"don." Kadyrov did not specify where he had read the rumor in his Telegram post which, as of Thursday afternoon, had received more than 29,000 likes.cited anonymous Russian intelligence sources in a report on Tuesday alleging Putin had fallen into a coma after an unsuccessful surgical intervention to remove a cancerous tumor.
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