Are Putin and his defense minister no longer aligned? A Russian-Israeli businessman reignites speculation.
Moscow – What is happening in the closest circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Ukraine conflict? One can largely only speculate about this. Explosive speculation is also circulating about Putin’s alleged “thyroid cancer” or a “steroid craze”. Also in focus: Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu – actually an important pillar of the Kremlin boss.
But in the last few weeks, reports of Schoigu’s disappearance have increased. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected this at the end of March. “I don’t want to comment on this nonsense because it is nonsense that is also being spread by the secret services of Ukraine,” Lavrov said at the time.
Putin’s defense minister in intensive care after heart attack? Ex-oligarch fuels speculation
Now new allegations are emerging: a Russian-Israeli businessman says the Russian defense minister suffered a heart attack – which he believes was caused by a crime. the Daily Mail quotes Leonid Nevzlin, once one of the richest men in Russia. Nevzlin fled Russia many years ago to avoid persecution during a dispute. Now living in Israel, he openly opposed the “psychopath” Putin during the Ukraine war.
The Russian defense minister is now in intensive care after suffering “a massive heart attack” that “cannot have occurred naturally,” Nevzlin claimed. So maybe the important man in Putin’s ranks was the victim of an attack? Is there a rift between those in power and those closest to them? These rumors cannot be confirmed at first. There was initially no information from Russia either.
Shoigu still at Putin’s side? Russia recently rejected rumours
At the end of March, after much speculation about the long absence of the Russian Defense Minister Shoigu, pictures of him were circulated. He is said to have chaired a meeting on the Russian defense budget. But even these pictures could not help to calm things down: the picture was not dated. Some speculated that further recordings could also have been old pictures.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has always said to such speculations that the defense minister is no longer appearing in public due to health problems: “The defense minister has a lot to do at the moment.” In the midst of the conflict in Ukraine “there is no time for media appearances “. (cibo)
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