Vladimir Putin won't be in charge of Russia for 'the foreseeable future', insiders say

Vladimir Putin is said to have been visited around 35 times by cancer specialists, according to the Russian opposition website Proyekt, and was seen in limping

Vladimir Putin was seen frail and shaking (

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Tyrant Vladimir Putin will not rule Russia in the near future due to his health problems, it has been claimed.

The problems have added "unpredictability" to his future as leader and whether he will be able to carry on as pressure mounts over the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces.< /p>

The Russian leader, who turns 70 tomorrow, has reportedly received around 35 visits from specialist cancer doctors, according to the opposition website Proyekt.

In April, he said he took baths in the blood of young reindeer antlers as a treatment.

Putin was also seen limping on several occasions.

This included footage where he was seen limping during a trip to Iran in July.

He was seen walking with a limp on several occasions (

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The dictator turns 70 tomorrow, but state statistics show that the average life expectancy for men in Russia is 66.

He becomes more and more "isolated and irrational" as he gets older and his health issues are said to affect his life...