Russia's absent Defence Minister has finally been seen in public amidst swirling health rumours as he admitted the West is stalling war progress in Ukraine.
According to some sources, General Sergei Shoigu, 66, had been sidelined by Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin over the country's Ukraine battle failures.
Others have even suggested he suffered a “massive heart attack” with a leading Putin foe even claiming it was not from natural causes.