Putin given ‘urgent medical help’ after being struck down by mystery illness, claims Kremlin insider

VLADIMIR Putin was given “urgent medical assistance” earlier this week after being struck down by a “sharp sickness”, according to Kremlin insiders. Russia’s president has reportedly been ordered by his doctors not to make any “lengthy” public appearances. ReutersPutin is reported to have needed urgent medical assistance this week[/caption] Vlad is said to have fallen ill while talking to his military chiefs and suffered “sharp sickness, weakness and dizziness” as he got up from his desk after a 90-minute virtual session. The claims appeared on the General SVR channel on the messaging app Telegram, which is purportedly run by a Kremlin insider. It said that Putin “needed urgent medical assistance” from doctors. The channel said this sudden “dizziness” spell was the real reason Vlad’s annual “Direct Line” live broadcast had been postponed with no plans for rescheduling. The channel has made repeated claims in the past about Putin’s alleged medical problems, including cancer and Parkinson’s disease. These claims, which the channel says are based on inside intelligence, are impossible to verify, but come amid swirling rumours in the West about the Russian president’s health. Most read in News SHOCK TWIST Mystery of murdered couple's baby found ALIVE after 42 years & linked to cult TOTAL SHAM Fury over horror death sentences for Brit fighters as ‘depraved’ Putin slammed school terror One dead in school shooting as parents feared kids 'might not come home' GREY AREA Inside the feuding housing estate where raging OAPs all hate each other BOMBSHELL SUIT Woman who caught STI after sex in ex's Hyundai gets £4m car insurance payout HOLIDAY HORROR Brit tourist crushed to death by ‘drunk driver’s Mini’ in Turkey resort