Speculation mounts over Russian president Vladimir Putin's health as memory lapse fuels dementia rumour. Watch Here
Mint could not independently confirm the development. A video shared on Twitter by blogger Uliana Yapparova captured Vladimir Putin engaged in a conversation with Ivan Shtokman.
During their interaction, Shtokman, donning a military uniform, discussed the business achievements that led him to take on the role of deputy mayor in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, expressing a sense of duty towards contributing to his country. Vladimir Putin then asked about the age of his children.
Ivan Shtokman replied, "The youngest is nine" and the elder, 23. To this, the Russian leader said, "Your little one is three years old" praising Ivan Shtokman's decision to go the frontline.
One user wrote, “I specially gathered my strength and personally listened to make sure it was some kind of horror. Are there psychiatrists in the feed?" Another one wrote, Vladimir Putin's "looking at the ceiling" while "slowly muttering about the search for a place in the country" was "abnormal." “He can't hear people at all," another added while a third concluded that the incident was a display of "dementia".During an online discussion, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, was observed giving a nonchalant response to news from the Irkutsk governor, Igor Kobzev, regarding the death of soldiers in Ukraine.
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