Vladimir Putin launching a nuclear war is "very real" and his “psychiatric health is bad indeed”, an oligarch close to the Russian tyrant has warned.
A prominent billionaire has alerted associates about his health and said "stories about him going bonkers are not a joke”. The oligarch said himself and others with prominent business empires closely linked to the leader are fearful over Putin's next move in Ukraine.
Last week, investigative journalist Christo Grozev claimed that Putin's top commanders plan to ignore his order to launch nuclear missiles because they think he is gravely ill.“I have no exact data about his health condition, but…people who are close to him, including oligarchs [believe he has cancer],” said Grozev.The revelation comes as Putin hosts a vast Red Square parade with 11,000 troops, and his most modern missiles and tanks today (May 9).
His Doomsday plane - from which he can control Russia in a nuclear war - is also expected to feature in the Victory Day commemoration for the first time in 12 years, a sign of deep tension with the West.