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Vladimir Putin was still clinging to his desk, further bolstering his claim that he was battling illness.

The Russian president has long been dogged by rumors of ill health, with some suspecting he might have juvenile Parkinson’s disease.

In the new stills, he can be seen firmly holding the side of the table with his right hand and his left hand leaning toward the opposite corner.

Putin’s apparent need to keep things stable was first noted in April, shortly after his invasion of Ukraine. After that, we met again on July 26 and last week.

The General SVR Telegram channel, which claims to provide “insider” information about the Kremlin, earlier said that Putin’s deteriorating health would soon prevent him from “attending important events in person.”

The last meeting on Tuesday was with Viktor Zolotov, 68, the director of the Russian National Guard, to inform the president of his aggression.

Zolotov painted a completely different picture of the reality of the war and the behavior of the troops, telling the commander-in-chief – homework. .

The Russian president had his right and left hands on the table (Image: AP)

Alexander Shulga looks at his destroyed house after a missile attack in Mykolaiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine on August 29, 2022.

Putin’s commander-in-chief says Ukrainians clearly welcome Russia’s ‘liberators’ (Image: Getty)

The most impressive thing, Zolotov continued, is that he feels the support of the inhabitants of the liberated territories.

Given the brutality of the Russian invaders and the fierce resistance in Ukraine, where an estimated 75,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded, many would find these comments difficult to understand.

Yesterday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the country had launched an effective counter-offensive around the southern city of Kherson.

He also took the opportunity to promise that his troops would pursue the Russian army “to the border”.

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He said: “It is time for the Russian army to flee if you want to survive. Go home. Ukraine is recovering.”

Last week, Putin issued an order to expand the army to a staggering 137,000.

He wondered if the increase was achieved by recruiting more conscripts or by increasing the number of so-called volunteers.

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