Vladimir Zhirinovsky Death Rumors and the Political Response

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False media reports claiming Vladimir Zhirinovsky had died may have been a calculated move tied to an informant who relayed updates about the politician’s health to reporters. A Russian outlet cited a source within the health ministry to support this view.

A conversation participant suggested that the health portrait of the Liberal Democratic Party leader, who had been hospitalized for over a month, matched the real situation by about 80 to 85 percent.

The source added that Zhirinovsky’s close circle and the hospital administration were extremely unsettled by the death rumors. Internal checks were carried out at the Central Clinical Hospital, but investigators did not locate a mole.

The Central Clinical Hospital stands as the chief medical facility for the Presidential Administration, with many senior Russian officials treated there. In turbulent times, journalists’ reporting has grown threefold frustrating for everyone, according to the publication’s source.

The person interviewed could not confirm the presence of a mole at this moment, yet indicated that such an outcome remains highly possible.

In a world with two feet

At noon in Moscow, the Mash Telegram channel claimed that Vladimir Zhirinovsky, hospitalized at the Central Clinical Hospital for more than a month, had died after contracting a coronavirus infection.

A few minutes later, Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin refuted the reports, assuring the public that Zhirinovsky is alive and well enough to receive care.

Initially, Senator Alexander Pronyushkin had appeared to confirm the death, but he later deleted that post.

The Ministry of Health stated that Zhirinovsky’s condition remains stable and that doctors continue to provide comprehensive care in this situation.

Shortly after, the Liberal Democratic Party announced that doctors had scheduled a planned operation for Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, noting that his condition remained stable and that no health deterioration had occurred.

Representatives of the LDPR rejected the death reports as a lie and described the episode as a dirty provocation by a sensationalist press that has repeatedly attacked the party’s leader over many years. Yaroslav Nilov, the deputy chairman of the party’s supreme council, suggested that the spread of false information might have been timed to the nearing meeting between the liberal democrats and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Volodin directed his words at journalists who spread false information, urging them to delete the erroneous posts and to wish Vladimir Volfovich a speedy recovery, while challenging their conscience. He also hinted that those who helped spread the rumor should consider stepping back from the press circle.

Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Russian president, dismissed today’s death chatter as inappropriate and labeled it a poor deception. He affirmed that Zhirinovsky remains alive, though his condition is serious and under medical supervision.

Vasily Vlasov, the first deputy chairman of the LDPR faction in the State Duma, addressed the Prosecutor General to consider action against the Mash Telegram channel. He also proposed reviewing the status of the Mash online project under Russian law and potentially banning its activities within the country’s borders.

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