Russian President Vladimir Putin’s televised conferences with officers final week have been staged with pre-taped footage and “deepfakes” to cowl up his week-long absence after surgical procedure, an anti-Kremlin Telegram account claimed Monday.
The 69-year-old strongman was recovering in nearly full isolation from his inside circle regardless of being seen on Russian state TV taking conferences, Telegram channel Basic SVR reported.
Footage confirmed him final week supposedly sitting down with Sergey Chemezov, CEO of state-owned protection conglomerate Rostec, and individually with Alexey Likhachev, chief of Russia’s nuclear energy firm Rosatom.
However the Telegram report, which couldn't be verified, claimed that the Kremlin used pre-recorded, or “canned,” footage to cowl up his absence and make it appear that he’s nonetheless absolutely in charge of the warring nation.
The account, which is purportedly run by a former Russian International Intelligence Service lieutenant common, additionally reported that in a Could 20 videoconference assembly of Russia’s Safety Council, a “deepfake” of Putin was used, as a result of the president was “nonetheless too weak to participate in prolonged discussions.”
That night time, in keeping with the submit, Putin’s situation worsened, however he rallied the next morning.
“Putin’s physicians suggest relaxation for him and urge him to keep away from collaborating in conferences in particular person,” the Telegram channel’s author acknowledged.
Unconfirmed rumors about Putin battling most cancers have been swirling for months, bolstered by the chief’s sickly look as of late.
Putin seemed bloated as he sat throughout from Chemezov in Moscow within the footage launched final Wednesday.
At varied factors all through the assembly, Putin appeared to battle to keep up the dialog and gripped the desk.
Basic SVR beforehand reported that Putin had undergone a process final week to empty fluid from his stomach whereas being handled for blood most cancers.
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