Russian president Vladimir Putin might have been in the news quite a lot recently in relation to political matters in context of Ukraine and Crimea, but most of the world has no idea that he is actually a very sick man inspite of being seen as spirited and virile.
It, therefore, come as a surprise, when one finds out that Mr. Putin has suffered from various ailments over the years that have been quite life threatening for him. In March 2005, Mr. Putin suffered from stiff right side of the body which was caused because of a perinatal cerebrovascular accident. Again in June 2013,he suffered from a stroke which cause several unclear articulations in his body.