Russian President Vladimir Putin to step down? Observers say he's got a serious disease
Russian strongman has symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Moscow political scientist Professor Valery Solovei says; Russia is also drafting law to make him a senator for life once he resigns from the highest office in Russia

- Nov 6, 2020,
- Updated Nov 6, 2020 12:19 PM IST
Contrary to speculations that Russian President Vladimir Putin would rule the country for his lifetime, he may have plans to step down as early as January next year amid fears that he may have Parkinson's, a report has claimed. The 68-year-old Russian strongman has symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Kremlin watcher and Moscow political scientist Professor Valery Solovei has claimed, reported The US Sun.
The problem could be severe as his long-time girlfriend Alina Kavaeva, 37, is reportedly pleading him to lose some control over the power to focus on his health. His daughters Maria Vorontsova, 35, and Katerina Tikhonova, 34, are also understood to have been persuading the Russian President to hang his boots. "There is a family, it has a great influence on him. He intends to make public his handover plans in January," Solovei told the US daily.
Contrary to speculations that Russian President Vladimir Putin would rule the country for his lifetime, he may have plans to step down as early as January next year amid fears that he may have Parkinson's, a report has claimed. The 68-year-old Russian strongman has symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Kremlin watcher and Moscow political scientist Professor Valery Solovei has claimed, reported The US Sun.
The problem could be severe as his long-time girlfriend Alina Kavaeva, 37, is reportedly pleading him to lose some control over the power to focus on his health. His daughters Maria Vorontsova, 35, and Katerina Tikhonova, 34, are also understood to have been persuading the Russian President to hang his boots. "There is a family, it has a great influence on him. He intends to make public his handover plans in January," Solovei told the US daily.