Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to be "seriously ill with blood cancer.”

A leaked audiotape of an unnamed oligarch claimed the leader was “seriously ill”.

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A recording obtained by US magazine New Lines has reportedly claimed that the oligarch, code-named ‘Yuri’, said “Putin is very ill with blood cancer”

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Speculations about Putin's ill health have intensified since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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In the photos and videos on social media, Putin was seen having his legs covered with a thick green cover as he sat among Second World War veterans.

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The Russian oligarch in the recording obtained by New Lines magazine also said that Putin had undergone back surgery

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Putin has been calling Russia's invasion of Ukraine a special operation to counter genocide allegedly taking place in Ukraine.

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