Putin may quit as Russia's president amid fears he has Parkinson's

Russian President Vladimir Putin may quit from his post in January amid fears he has Parkinson's disease, sources have claimed.

Iran PressEurope: Recent footage of Putin's legs moving around as he gripped onto the armrest of a chair; a twitching pen in the former KGB operative's fingers; and a cup filled with painkillers had raised eyebrows.

According to the Daily Mail Vladimir Putin to 'quit in January' amid 'Parkinson's.

This is not the first time that people have speculated that Putin may be suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied a UK media report claiming President Vladimir Putin was planning to resign due to health conditions, assuring the Russian leader is in good health.

No,” Peskov said in response to a question on whether the president was planning to quit. “He is in excellent health,” Russia’s TASS news agency reported on Friday.

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