CIA director: There is no evidence that Putin is ill

2022-07-21 08:07:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
CIA director: There is no evidence that Putin is ill
Vladimir Putin

There is no information that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in poor health, the CIA director said.

There has been growing unconfirmed speculation recently that Putin, who turns 70 this year, has had health problems and may be suffering from cancer.

But William Burns said there was no evidence to prove this, joking that he looked "very healthy".

His comments came after the US announced it would provide Ukraine with more long-range weapons.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia's military focus in Ukraine was no longer "only" the east and hinted that Moscow's strategy had changed after the West supplied Ukraine with such weapons.

Burns, who served as ambassador to Moscow, said he had observed and dealt with the Russian leader for more than two decades.


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