Mad Vlad recently appeared in public to discuss the potential banning of e-cigarettes but those on social media ended up focusing on the 73-year-old's speculated condition instead View 3 Images The Russian leader shaking the hand of health expert Yekaterina Leshchinskaya (Image: X)

A seemingly innocent handshake has once again sent the rumour mill into overdrive after Mad Vladimir Putin's bulging veins and twitchy fingers were spotted during a meeting with a young health campaigner. ‌

The 73-year-old Russian dictator met Yekaterina Leshchinskaya, 22, head of the Healthy Fatherland movement, to discuss a possible ban on e-cigarettes. But it was less the topic of conversation that caught viewers’ attention and more the state of Putin’s hands. ‌

As cameras rolled, the age

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