Since many international media have raised questions about Russian President Vladimir Putin's health, Russia's foreign minister has denied such speculations of the President being ill. There was a lot of unconfirmed news that the President was suffering from tumors and cancer, the latest of them was speculation that Putin possibly had cancer.
But in an interview with French TV, Russia's foreign minister Lavrov said that the Russian President appears in the public eye every day and no same person would see any signs of any ailment; hence, he denied any speculations and rumored President is ill.
While he has talked about several other important issues, he has said that the "liberation" of the eastern regions was an "unconditional priority" for Russia.