Putin to step down?

[Edwardian Fred]

If the various stories about young men who worked for him disappearing have any basis in fact it might be the Siberian breeze blowing up his enlarged hoop making him shiver.
It's certainly not his conscience.

 

[par avion]

It's going to be interesting when Joe meets Vlad. One with the onset of Dementia and the other with the onset of Parkinsonn's. All they would need would be for Prince Charles to make it a three some.

 

[Drlligaf]

You mean start of with a carefully carved butt-turnip and work your way up to an uncarved one. As is traditional in the Rodina. Apparently.

I bow to your superior knowledge!

 

[par avion]

I bow to your superior knowledge!

Keep your back to the wall when you do that then.

 

[retread2]

Its been a long-running speculation that Putin does indeed have a chronic medical condition, probably Parkinsons.

Whilst the Kremlin and Russian media continue their usual policy of slavish secrecy about anything off-script to do with Putin, there have been a few indicators that something might be up, such as:

Russia Moves to Grant Ex-Presidents Lifetime Immunity From Prosecution

The proposed new law is part of constitutional reforms that pave the way for Putin to extend his rule until 2036.

www.themoscowtimes.com

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