Vladimir Putin<\/a> becomes seriously ill, an equally cruel tyrant could seize power, according to a defence analyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer KGB spook Nikolai Patrushev, a Professor of Defence Studies at King’s College London, said former KGB spook Putin would succeed him if rumours of the tyrant being riddled with cancer or suffering from Parkinson’s are true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If he is ill, or becomes ill, that would be one way out for Russia,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“To say that the President has resigned and that the war will now be prosecuted by Nikolai Patrushev, who is every bit as nasty as he [Putin] is.” But it would be a change of face that the West might be able to work with.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to report, the defence expert stated that there is “no convincing evidence” that Putin’s health is failing, and that Parkinson’s disease or cancer cannot be detected by “looking at the photographs.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Putin was seen visibly spasming again over the weekend while presenting a medal during an award ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some believe he is battling blood, thyroid, or abdominal cancer, while others believe he has early stage Parkinson’s disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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