Russian President Vladimir Putin will
undergo cancer surgery, and he is not currently the head of the country. As
Putin has been battling cancer, he would temporarily hand over the power to a
former federal police chief.

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Putin, who declared war on Ukraine in
February this year, will transfer the power to Nikolai Patrushev, head of the
Russian federal police’s Security Council, while he is relieved from the task of leading the country, according to a video on Telegram channel
“General SVR”.

The channel is run by a former Russian
Foreign Intelligence Service lieutenant general known by the pseudonym “Viktor
Mikhailovich”. According to the “General SVR”, Putin has been told by doctors
that he must undergo an operation.

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The surgery and the recovery will keep
Putin out of active politics for a “short time”, according to the video.

“Putin is unlikely to agree to hand over
power for a longer period of time,” the anchor of the video stated, adding that
the control of the country will likely be in Patrushev’s hands for no more than
two to three days.

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“I will say that this is the worst
option,” the anchor added. “Patrushev is an outright villain. He is no better
than Vladimir Putin. Moreover, he is a more cunning, and I would say, more
insidious person than Vladimir Putin. If he comes to power, Russians’ problems
will only multiply.”

“Viktor Mikhailovich” ominously hinted
that he and his allies “will make certain efforts so this does not happen, and
I hope we will succeed.”

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According to the Russian investigative
agency, The Project, an oncologist has visited Putin 35 times in recent years.
Putin has become so paranoid about his health, the outlet claimed. He is
currently under painful therapies.

Putin is said to bathe in the blood
extracted from deer antlers, which are hacked off while they are growing and
still full of fresh blood, the outlet said. The sickening “antler baths” are an
alternative therapy in the Altai region of Russia, which borders Khazakstan and
Mongolia.