Vladimir Putin 'will undergo cancer operation in the near future' and is set to 'hand over power to hardline ex KGB chief while he is incapacitated', insider claims
Russian leader set for surgery, which officials insist is 'of no particular urgency'
Power over Ukraine war will transfer to ally and Security Council chief Patrushev
Putin has cancer, Parkinson's and 'schizophrenic symptoms': Telegram channel
Patrushev claimed NATO support for Kyiv will cause 'disintegration of Ukraine'
News comes as Putin expected to launch all-out assault and mobilise nation
By WILL STEWART AND ADAM SOLOMONS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:21 EDT, 30 April 2022 | UPDATED: 20:18 EDT, 30 April 2022
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Vladimir Putin may be forced to give up control of the war in Ukraine for days as he is set for cancer surgery, a 'Kremlin insider' has claimed.
The Russian dictator will reportedly nominate hardline Security Council head and ex-FSB chief Nikolai Patrushev to take control of the invasion while he is under the knife.
Shadowy Patrushev, 70, is seen as a key architect of the war strategy so far - and the man who convinced Putin that Kyiv is awash with neo-Nazis.
The extraordinary claims appeared on popular Telegram channel General SVR, which says its source is a well-placed figure in the Kremlin.
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Putin, pictured last week, reportedly has Parkinson's, cancer and schizophrenic symptoms
General SVR reported that Putin has abdominal cancer and Parkinson's 18 months ago.
Hardliner Nikolai Patrushev will reportedly take control of the war in Ukraine while Putin is under the knife to treat abdominal cancer
Hardliner Nikolai Patrushev will reportedly take control of the war in Ukraine while Putin is under the knife to treat abdominal cancer
He has reportedly delayed surgery, which will now not take place before the Victory Day commemoration of Russia's World War Two victory in Red Square on May 9.
The news comes amid speculation Putin will launch an all-out war across Ukraine and order mass mobilisation of military-age men, a considerable political risk.
The surgery had been scheduled for the second half of April but was delayed, SVR claimed.
'Putin was recommended to undergo surgery, the date of which is being discussed and agreed,' the outlet stated.
'There seems to be no particular urgency, but it cannot be delayed either.'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10770541/Putin-cancer-operation-near-future-hand-power-hardline-ex-KGB-chief.html
