[London, 21st Reuters]–Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 21st that Putin was in good health and denied the theory of health concerns.
Speculation about health has surfaced in Western countries in recent months, but reports that Putin is ill are “nothing but false”, a spokesman said.
Putin coughed when he appeared in public on the 20th, but according to Interfax, he had a mild cold during his visit to Iran the day before. “Yesterday Tehran was very hot and the temperature was 38 degrees Celsius. The air conditioning was very effective there,” he said.
“(President Putin) is too healthy,” said Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Secretary Burns on the 20th.
