‘Absurd hoax’: Kremlin rubbishes rumours that Putin ‘had a heart attack’

The Kremlin has dismissed rumors about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health and the use of a body double, calling them an “absurd hoax.” “At about 21:05 Moscow time, security officers of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who were on duty at the residence, heard noise and sounds of falling coming from the President’s bedroom. Two security officers immediately followed into the President’s bedroom and saw Putin lying on the floor next to the bed and an overturned table with food and drinks.”