普京屏幕消失一周引发各种猜测
Vladimir Putin has appeared on television for the first time in a week amid health fears and suggestions that he is being subject to a coup, while rumors persist that his 31-year-old 'girlfriend' is about to give birth.
日前，俄罗斯总统普京在消失一周后首度现身电视屏幕，此间有谣言称其深陷政变漩涡，健康状况堪忧。还有人声称他31岁的女友即将临产。
Putin, 62, had cancelled several planned meetings during the week leading to speculation over his health and even claims that he was fighting to retain his position.
Channel NTV showed footage of Putin meeting with supreme court president Vyacheslav Lebedev, which it claims was shot on Friday.
According to Putin's staff, he was discussing judicial reform and the likely increase in the number of bankruptcies as as result ofRussia's economic collapse.
Putin is due to meet with the president of KyrgyzstaninSt Petersburgon Monday according to the Kremlin.
The Russian president was last seen in public on March 5.
For the past week, the Russian government has been reluctantly answering questions about Putin's health and suggestions that his unofficial girlfriend Alina Kabayeva had checked into a Swiss maternity clinic.
Rumours about 31-year-old Alina Kabayeva surfaced with reports in Switzerland, Italy and Russia suggesting the gymnast had either given birth or was about to do so.
It comes amid increased speculation over what has happened to Putin with the Russian leader not having been seen for a week.
The claims focused on an elite clinic in Lugano, in the Italian region of the neutral country, with some accounts saying she had a new daughter.
Putin's spokesman - who has never confirmed a relationship between the 62 year old strongman and the Olympic gold-medal winner - insisted: 'Information about the birth of Vladimir Putin's child does not correspond to reality.'