Overview

• At a Beijing military parade, a hot mic captured Xi Jinping referencing forecasts of 150‑year lifespans as Vladimir Putin spoke about organ transplants that could make people “younger and younger.”
• On a visit to Sirius University in Krasnodar, Putin was shown genetically modified strawberries with twelve times more quercetin, presented by Roman Iwanow as a “rejuvenating” product.
• Medical specialists in organ transplantation publicly dismissed the longevity remarks as scientifically implausible and described the talk as fantasy.
• Putin’s daughter Maria Voronzova, a physician and biotech specialist, has repeatedly highlighted gene therapy and biohacking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, underscoring elite interest in life‑extension research.
• The longevity focus contrasts with Russia’s demographic realities, including a 68.0‑year life expectancy for men born in 2023 and 132,615 verified Russian military deaths in Ukraine reported by Mediazona.