Overview

• Multiple international outlets republished reports during the Alaska summit with President Trump claiming Putin’s Federal Protective Service collected and sealed his urine and faeces in a dedicated briefcase.
• The original investigation by Paris Match journalists Regis Gente and Mikhail Rubin cited practices traced to visits in 2017, 2019 and earlier leadership trips.
• The reported security measure is said to prevent foreign intelligence agencies from analysing biological samples for medical clues.
• The Kremlin has repeatedly dismissed health rumours and offered no confirmation of the alleged waste-collection protocol.
• Renewed coverage has fueled speculation about Putin’s health, pointing to observed twitches and suggestions of neurological conditions, but includes no new evidence.