Russian President Vladimir Putin's visibly deteriorating hands have ignited fresh speculation about his health, with viral photographs showing bulging veins, thin wrinkled skin and clenched fists that observers say appear painful. The images have drawn immediate comparisons to US President Donald Trump, whose own bruised hands have sparked similar concerns throughout 2025.
Footage from a conference in Russia last week captured Putin standing stiffly beneath a basketball hoop with his hands clenched tightly at his sides. His right hand appeared notably thin and wrinkled, with veins bulging prominently across the surface. Ukrainian sources claim the Russian president may be suffering from pain, with media personality Dmytro Gordon stating Putin's hands 'look swollen and sore, with veins bulging prominently on one hand'.
