A leak of classified US documents has spread news that Vladimir Putin is being treated for cancer

In addition to alarming leaks of classified U.S. documents about Russia’s war with Ukraine, the leaks even suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being treated for cancer and that two senior Russian officials plotted to lose the war there.

A recent leak of suspected classified U.S. documents has drawn particular attention to information about Russia and Ukraine because of its potential impact on the war, even including U.S. doubts about Ukraine’s ability to succeed in the spring war — a departure from President Joe Biden’s previous public statements.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is undergoing cancer treatment and senior Russian generals are deliberately losing the war, according to intelligence documents leaked from the Pentagon, the Daily Mail reported. The document said Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the National Security Council, and Valery Gerasimov, chief of staff, were the mastermind behind the plan to lose the war.

Gerasimov told Putin he opposed the offensive because Ukraine’s armed forces were more capable than Russia’s, one source said, and warned that a continuation of the offensive could result in heavy Russian casualties. It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the leaked documents.

On the other hand, rumours of Putin’s poor health had been circulating since before he ordered the invasion of Ukraine last February. The Daily Mail said the 70-year-old Putin, unlike his sporty, muscular image, had recently been puffy and suffering from a cough.

In some films, Mr. Putin is seen speaking to officials while leaning on the corner of a table, gripping the armrest or repeatedly pedaling, which some see as a possible warning sign that his control of his body is slipping.

In addition, in December, Mr. Putin canceled his trips, regular appearances at year-end meetings and failed to hold the news conference he has been holding for years, amid rumors that Mr. Putin was ill, possibly with Parkinson’s disease and cancer.

But the documents, which claim to have been leaked from the Pentagon, are alleged to have been tampered with; The Ukrainians also allege that because they, too, doubt America’s ability to keep secrets, only a few people knew about their plans and that leaks were highly unlikely, and deny that they had to change them because of the leaks. As for the United States is now trying to patch up the security loopholes.
Russia has said it is eagerly studying every leak and that the information is interesting. But Russia did not rule out that the messages were disinformation intended by the United States to confuse the Russian campaign.