Putin’s legs move uncontrollably in bizarre footage, showing the Russian leader has health problems

Strange footage shows Vladimir Putin’s legs shaking uncontrollably at a public event yesterday, amid rumors he has Parkinson’s disease.

The 72-year-old Russian leader appeared unable to control his movements as he delivered an hour-long speech on a stage in Astana, Kazakhstan.

In the clip, the twitching appears to start in his left foot before affecting both his legs and feet.

Putin then took a wider stance, but continued to rock on his heels and move his legs.

The Russian leader has been plagued by rumors about his health in recent years, despite the Kremlin vehemently denying the claims.

Last week, Ukraine’s interior spokesman, Anton Geraschenko, claimed during an eight-minute video address that Putin was showing signs of serious health problems.

He said the footage, which showed Putin threatening the West with long-range missiles, appeared manipulated, with his hands barely moving.

Analysts suggested the changes could have been made to hide the effects of Parkinson’s disease, which causes the body to tremble.

Strange footage shows Vladimir Putin’s legs shaking uncontrollably at a public event yesterday, amid rumors he has Parkinson’s disease

The 72-year-old Russian leader appeared unable to control his movements as he delivered an hour-long speech in Astana, Kazakhstan

Putin then took a wider stance, but continued to rock on his heels and move his legs

Commenting on the latest video, Gerashenko said: “I was not sure about Putin’s hands.

“But these legs and feet are definitely his. And the heels too. That’s clear.’

It comes after Putin suffered from mysterious itching during a trip outside Moscow last month.

He was seen repeatedly rubbing and scratching his face and the back of his neck while visiting a new fencing center in the city of Ufa.

The Russian dictator – who is believed to have undergone repeated Botox treatments to mask his aging – had suffered from similar itching a day earlier in Moscow.

It followed reassurances from the Kremlin that there was nothing wrong with Putin’s health, after the dictator revealed he was undergoing “all kinds of regular examinations” at a top hospital in Moscow.

Meanwhile, Putin looked strange in May at a conference with Belarusian ally Alexander Lukashenko, when the pair met to discuss the war in Ukraine.

The Russian president posed for cameras to shake hands with his counterpart in Minsk but appeared weak as he discussed developments in the conflict across the southern border.

Footage from official meetings shows Putin gripping a table for support, tapping his feet and looking unsteady as he walks, his appearance becoming increasingly round and puffy over the years.

Vladimir Putin was caught on camera repeatedly itching his face during a visit to Ufa’s new fencing centre

Putin will meet with the governor of the Kirov region in Moscow, Russia, on November 29

And in February, footage emerged of Putin struggling to control an errant leg during an interview with Tucker Carlson.

In the two-hour interview with the former Fox News host, Putin had to use his hand to calm his leg and prevent it from moving.

The Russian president also coughed and cleared his throat several times as he made claims that Russia has superior “supersonic missiles” than any other country.

Some critics questioned Putin’s health ahead of the interview, when the leader grimaced during a meeting with Belarusian President Lukashenko on January 28 and said he appeared confused.

Last October, the channel General SVR Telegram, which regularly claims that Putin is terminally ill and has cancer, claimed that he had suffered a ‘cardiac arrest’.

The channel said all of the Russian dictator’s recent appearances, including foreign visits, have been by a lookalike or double.

It claimed that doctors resuscitated Putin and that he was taken to a special intensive care unit at his official residence.

“Doctors performed CPR after previously determining that the president was in cardiac arrest,” the channel reported. “Aid was provided in time, the heart was started and Putin regained consciousness.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: ‘Everything is fine with him, this is definitely another fake [rumor].’

‘This [kinds of stories] belong to the category of fake news, which is covered with enviable tenacity by a number of media outlets. This produces nothing but a smile [in the Kremlin].’