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According to an unverified allegation in the New York Post, Russian President Vladimir Putin may have cancer surgery while temporarily handing over control to the country's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

According to the New York Post, Putin has been advised by physicians that he needs surgery, citing a Telegram channel apparently managed by a retired Russian Foreign Intelligence Service lieutenant general, according to news agency ANI.

Putin is likely to be incapacitated for "a short time" as a result of the surgery and rehabilitation, according to the report.

According to the New York Post claim, Putin has been said to be suffering from cancer and a variety of other terrible diseases, including Parkinson's disease, due to his allegedly "sickly appearance and uncommonly fidgety behaviour in public" in recent times.

According to the New York Post, a US official indicated on Monday that the media allegations could not be validated, with Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby saying, "I have seen nothing that could help us corroborate that."

Putin allegedly held a two-hour "heart-to-heart" talk with Nikolai Patrushev a few days ago, according to a New York Post report quoting a Telegram post.

"We know Putin told Patrushev that he considered him to be his single trusted buddy and friend in the government," the post stated. "In addition, the president guaranteed that if his health deteriorates, actual control of the country would be temporarily transferred to Patrushev."

"Patrushev is a complete jerk. He's on par with Vladimir Putin. Furthermore, he is a more clever and, dare I say, diabolical individual than Vladimir Putin. If he is elected, Russia's problems will only get worse "Putin's cancer operation was alleged by the proprietor of the Telegram channel.

The Telegram channel also said that "Putin is unlikely to agree to hand over power for a longer length of time," and that "control of the country will likely be in Patrushev's hands for no more than two to three days," according to the New York Post.

According to the New York Post, Russia's Security Council, of which Patruchev is secretary, is an influential body that reports directly to Putin and provides guidance on military and security issues within Russia. Most of the council's power is vested in Patrushev, who is widely regarded as a staunch Putin ally.

Patrushev, like Putin, has spent his whole career in Russian intelligence, first with the Soviet KGB and then with the Russian FSB, according to the Moscow Times story.