President Vladimir Putin commented on reports on the state of his health as various media had speculated during more than a week on the reasons why the Russian leader “had disappeared.”<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019d be boring if there weren\u2019t rumors,\u201d Putin said.<\/p>\n
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev on Monday killed all rumors about the Russian president’s health, saying Putin\u2019s not just on his feet, but also \u201chotrodding behind the wheel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c[Russian President] Vladimir Vladimirovich just drove me around the territory. That\u2019s just so there\u2019s no rumors,\u201d Atambayev said during a meeting with Putin outside St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n
The Kyrgyz president said rumors often spread about his own health, which he believes is unnecessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the president of Russia isn\u2019t just walking, he\u2019s hotrodding around, driving his guests around behind the wheel,\u201d Atambayev said.<\/p>\n
The British press reported earlier that “Putin is alive but neutralised as shadowy security chiefs stage a stealthy coup in Moscow”.<\/p>\n
Source: Sputnik News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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