NEW pictures show Vladimir Putin’s veins bulging from his clenched fists – sparking fresh rumours about his bad health.
Russian tyrant Putin, 73, has been dogged by persistent health rumours for years – including suggestions he has Parkinson’s or cancer – which have all been denied by the Kremlin.
He has been spotted wobbling around on jelly legs and desperately gripping onto the table during interviews, as if he is struggling to support himself.
Ukraine’s President Zelensky even said earlier this year it is “a fact” that his ailing counterpart will die soon.
Now, in shocking new photos, his right hand is seen with visible bulging veins, prominent tendons, and thin, wrinkled skin.
Ukrainian sources have claimed that the Russian dictator may be suffering from pain.
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Media personality Dmytro Gordon said: “Putin clenches his hands into something resembling fists.
“They look swollen and sore, with veins bulging prominently on one hand.”
Politician and security expert Anton Gerashchenko added: “There’s something wrong with Putin’s hands.
“Apart from the fact that they’re covered in blood up to the elbows [from his killing in the war]his veins are bulging too.”
Nexta channel commented: “Online users are puzzled by what happened to the Russian dictator’s hands. They look extremely painful.”
Putin showed his bulging veins while talking to Yekaterina Leshchinskaya, 22, who heads a loyalist group called “Healthy Fatherland” which calls for a ban on vapes in Russia.
“The president supported our initiative,” she said.
Other sources say Putin merely exhibits the normal signs of male ageing which he tries – through cosmetic surgery – to hide from Russians after more than a quarter of a century in power.
The photo comes two months after Putin and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, 72, enthusiastically discussed biological innovations which might allow them to live to 150.
Putin told his fellow despot: “Human organs can be continuously transplanted.
“The longer you live, the younger you become.”
In an overheard conversation in China, Xi told Putin: “People used to rarely live to 70, but now at 70 you are still a child.”
Bizarre footage from last year shows Putin’s leg twitching wildly as he spoke at a public event.
Jelly legs struck again for Vlad as he was bidding farewell to Trump in Alaska over summer – with him seemingly on the verge of collapsing.
Many claim the Russian leader had opted for the height-boosting shoes to minimise his height difference with the 6ft3 inch-tall US president.
Ralph Goff, former CIA Chief of Operations for Europe and Eurasia, told The Sun in August that Putin is sickly and scared – as faces being ousted in a similar way to his pal Assad.
Goff said the Russian president’s health and well-being is his “top concern”, adding: “Putin is a guy who’s afraid of Covid, afraid of being sick.”
There have even been whispers of a more serious diagnosis – possibly of cancer or Parkinson’s disease.
Bombshell spy leaks have suggested Putin is fighting pancreatic, thyroid, and even prostate cancer.
Emails seen by The Sun from a Russian intelligence source stated: “I can confirm he has been diagnosed with early stage Parkinson’s disease, but it’s already progressing…
“Putin is regularly stuffed with all kinds of heavy steroids and innovative painkilling injections to stop the spread of pancreatic cancer.”
The insider added: “It not only causes a lot of pain, Putin has a state of puffiness of the face and other side effects – including memory lapses.”
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Putin, who has been in power as Russian president or premier since 1999, regularly issues threats through his proxies to launch nuclear strikes on the West or Ukraine.
He is often pictured with the Russian nuclear briefcase to emphasise his power in being able to unleash Armageddon on the world – highlighting that it is his hand on the button.