Russian state news agencies, RIA Novosti and Tass, both cited a “source in medical circles” with the latter saying he “has been brought to Moscow by plane with suspected coronavirus” and is “currently under medical observation.” The authoritarian leader is feared within Russia and is known for his extreme, anti-LGBTQ views.
In 2017, he publicly declared that he wanted all LGBTQ+ people in the Russian republic to be eliminated by May 26, the start of Ramadan, despite his laughable claim that