Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on power due to his ailing health and is leaving the Kremlin in ‘increasing disarray and chaos’ as the war in Ukraine marches on, a former British spy has claimed.
Christopher Steele, who once operated in Russia as an MI6 agent, said Putin, 69, is having to take regular breaks to receive medical treatments and that there was effectively ‘no clear political leadership’ in Moscow.
The former spook, who headed up the MI6 desk in Russia for three years, also said the warring president was ‘constantly accompanied’ by a team of doctors.
Rumours have been circling for years that Putin is suffering from health problems, and they have intensified since he launched his brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Critics and Kremlin sources have indicated he may be suffering from cancer or Parkinson’s, supported in recent weeks by footage showing the leader shaking uncontrollably and gripping a table for support.
Most recently, on May 14, Ukraine’s military intelligence…
