Putin sparks thriller as supporters pray Russian chief is ‘alive and healthy’

Aug 28, 2023 at 10:23 AM
Putin sparks thriller as supporters pray Russian chief is ‘alive and healthy’

A latest put up on a Russian Telegram channel has ignited issues in regards to the well being of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The put up, accompanied by an image of Putin, was made by “Z-blogger” Pozdnyakov, and reads: “God, don’t you leave us. Pray to God you are alive and healthy.”

The cryptic message, laden with fear, has sparked a wave of discussions throughout social media platforms, with people questioning the well-being of the Russian chief. However, as of writing, no official assertion or affirmation concerning Putin’s well being standing has been launched by the Russian authorities.

Taking notice of the scenario, Anton Gerashchenko, advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, voiced his curiosity on X (previously Twitter), asking: “What is going on?”

Gerashchenko’s inquiry has solely added gas to the already simmering hypothesis about Putin’s well being.

Others joined in in speculating in regards to the Russian chief’s well being.

X consumer RAVEN wrote: “Probably nothing, but if he’s sick and his time is nearing the end, then it actually makes perfect sense to get rid of Prigozjin. He would most certainly try to take over if this is the case.”

X consumer Michael Beamish added: “We can only pray this is the case!”

Any uncertainties about Putin’s well being are sure to have far-reaching implications each domestically and internationally.

It comes as Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the loss of life of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, placing to relaxation any doubts about whether or not the wily mercenary chief turned mutineer was on a airplane that crashed Wednesday, killing everybody on board.

Genetic testing on the ten our bodies recovered on the crash website “conform to the manifest ” for the flight, Russian Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko stated in a press release. Russia’s civil aviation authority had stated Prigozhin and a few of his prime lieutenants have been on the record of seven passengers and three crew members.

The Investigative Committee didn’t point out what may need precipitated the enterprise jet to plummet from the sky midway between Moscow and St. Petersburg, Prigozhin’s hometown.

But the crash’s timing raised suspicions of a attainable Kremlin-orchestrated hit, whereas Prigozhin’s chameleon-like background allowed for hypothesis that he wasn’t on the airplane or had one way or the other escaped loss of life.

Two months in the past, Prigozhin, 62, mounted a daylong mutiny towards Russia‘s army, main his mercenaries from Ukraine towards Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin decried the act as “treason” and vowed punishment for these concerned.