Ukraine war: Ex-British spy and Russia expert Christopher Steele backs claims Vladimir Putin is ill

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The former British spy who wrote a dossier on Donald Trump and alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election campaign says sources have told him Vladimir Putin is 'seriously ill'

Body language experts pointed out that the president's face was"puffy" and his walk"unsteady", whichBut Mr Steele said, even if he was ill, it may still be difficult for anyone else to have any impact on Mr Putin's approach, even though he agreed with the kind of sanctions now being employed, likeThe British government said its latest asset freezes and travel bans targeted the"shady network" of friends and allies who"owe Putin their wealth and power,...

Mr Steele added:"In general there are very few people who are prepared to stand up to or to argue with President Putin... I do think though that there are dissident voices, discordant voices, people telling him this is a disastrous war, that, particularly on the economy, will not play out well for Russia, and we can only hope that that will lead to some kind of change of policy, or even change in regime in due course, but it's certainly not a given.

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