Overview
- Footage from a November 6 meeting in Samara shows Vladimir Putin’s right hand with bulging veins, prominent tendons and repeated fist‑clenching.
- The video captures Putin speaking with Yekaterina Leshchinskaya of the Healthy Fatherland movement, who discussed a proposal to ban vaping in Russia.
- Posts by NEXTA and Ukrainian commentators including Anton Gerashchenko and Dmytro Gordon amplified the clip and questioned the appearance of his hands.
- Medical commentators proposed possible neurological explanations in general terms but emphasized that no diagnosis can be made from short, curated clips.
- The Kremlin has offered no new comment beyond past denials of illness, and the moment adds to a pattern of public appearances that have previously prompted similar speculation.