Putin is suffering from cancer and lives on stimulants - Media

The playwright Vladimir Golyshev, who has been studying Putin's biography for about 10 years, believes that the Russian leader is currently relying solely on medication. Golyshev believes that Putin's recent disappearance for more than a week only confirms this.

The playwright is the author of two books about the Russian president, released in 2006 and 2011. Golyshev suggests that the head of the Russian Federation has changed significantly in the last month and probably has cancer.

According to Golyshev, rumors about the reasons for the Russian president's disappearance have been circulating for a long time, but there is much more truth in them than one might assume. This particularly concerns Putin's influence on critical decisions for the country and the possibility of a coup.

Golyshev disagrees with the statement that Putin has been replaced; he is the same person, but a different Vladimir Vladimirovich.

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Having carefully studied the video of the meeting between the Russian head of state and his Kazakh counterpart on March 16, the playwright noted that the president's physical appearance indicates a severe attack or complication of the illness. To appear before the cameras, Putin took a horse dose of painkillers and stimulants. Because of this, Golyshev believes that he had a look as if he were “high,” strange smirks, spoke very little, and his voice was quiet and hoarse.

Golyshev is convinced that a new governing body has already been formed in Russia that has reached an agreement with Putin. Allegedly, the president remains in office, he is shown on screen, but Putin no longer wields power.

Interestingly, Golyshev points out, just during Putin's disappearance from screens in early March, a film about Crimea was released on television. The playwright does not exclude the possibility that the “new leaders of the Russian Federation” could not predict Putin's reaction to the film and decided to remove the president from view. The reason for the reaction lies in the fact that the whole film essentially serves as evidence against Putin and his illegal annexation of Crimea.

After the president is gradually pushed out of the political elite, Russia will shut down its “Novorossiya” project and withdraw all military personnel from there. It is vital for Russia to regain international trust and once again be seen as “good.”

When asked who could take Putin's place, Golyshev noted that it should be someone completely unrelated to the Ukrainian conflict. The playwright cited the names of Sergey Sobyanin and Alexey Kudrin as examples.

Overall, Golyshev concluded, Russia needs someone similar to Petro Poroshenko – a diplomatic global politician. Only such a person can change the situation in Russia, he believes.