Vladimir Putin has 'successful' cancer surgery as Kremlin 'fakes' media appearance

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Vladimir Putin underwent "successful" cancer surgery last week as the Kremlin used "deepfake" technology to pretend that he was still working, it has been claimed.

This followed his doctors insisting that the operation was essential, according to opposition Telegram channel General SVR, which has regularly claimed inside knowledge of the Russian President's supposed health problems.

It was alleged that there was a problem in his post-surgical recovery on the night of May 20 when his condition worsened before improving, The Mirror reports.

Putin's media appearances on May 17 were pre-recorded, claimed the channel, giving added detail on earlier claims it made on the use of “canned” footage to make it seem he was at his desk.Trusted aide Nikolai Patrushev, a former FSB counter intelligence service chief and now security of Putin’s security council, is said to be in control, in charge of the Kremlin.The Kremlin has not commented on the alleged surgery but routinely insists Putin is in robust health, denying medical problems, and the General SVR claims could not be immediately verified."On the night of Monday May 16 to Tuesday May 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin underwent a surgical operation,” stated the channel in its latest post.“The fact that Putin should be operated on as soon as possible was insisted upon by his attending physicians.“According to the doctors involved in the treatment of the President, the operation was successful.“We have already talked about the fact that Putin was personally absent from the information space from May 17 to May 19 and was not available even to his inner circle, with the exception of Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.“From May 17 to May