VLADIMIR Putin has “roid rage” potentially from a steroid treatment for cancer – causing his bloated face and lust for violence, intelligence bosses have claimed.
It’s thought the Russian leader’s decision to invade Ukraine might have been sparked by not only his unhinged mental state, but also by a worrying physical health condition.
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Putin, 69, was described as “ashen and bloated” in pictures released by the Kremlin.
And the ruler has bizarrely been forcing visitors to sit a staggering distance away from him.
The Russian president, normally cutting a rugged and manly figure, looked pale and unfit as his forces pounded Ukraine’s cities.
Putin is tight-lipped about his health – but there has been much speculation over the years.
Now senior figures in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, comprising of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, believe his decision to invade Ukraine is because of medical treatment.
A security source told the Mail On Sunday: “It is only human sources that can offer you the sort of rich picture that we have of Putin’s psyche.
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“There has been an identifiable change in his decision-making over the past five years or so.
“Those around him see a marked change in the cogency and clarity of what he says and how he perceives the world around him.”
They believe he is suffering from suffering from a brain condition, such as Parkinson’s disease or a more generic form of dementia – or has cancer.
Another theory is that he is suffering from “roid rage” from the long term use of steroids.
Side effects of steroids include increased risk of infection – which it is claimed could explain his paranoia about catching Covid.
In a case of extreme social distancing, Emmanuel Macron was forced to sit at the other end of a 13ft table during a meeting with the Russian president.
Putin’s own foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was also seated at the other end of an absurdly long table.
Many of Putin’s visitors, including both staff and politicians, have reportedly been forced to quarantine in hotels for two weeks before meeting him.
It was also reported visitors to the Kremlin had to walk through an elaborate disinfectant-spraying tunnel.
Steroids can also spark “mood and behavioural changes”.
