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"Everything is fine with his health," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov said in reply to a question at his daily briefing.
"You know that Ukrainian information specialists, and American
and British ones, have been throwing out various fakes about the
state of the president's health in recent months - these are
nothing but fakes," he added.
Putin coughed during a public appearance on Wednesday, when
Interfax news agency quoted him as saying he had caught a slight
cold during a visit to Iran the previous day.
"It was very hot in Tehran yesterday, plus 38 (degrees Celsius),
and the air conditioning was very strong there. So I apologize,"
Putin, 69, was quoted as saying.
International scrutiny of his health has intensified over recent
months, including when he was photographed meeting foreign and
Russian officials while seated at opposite ends of long tables
as a precaution against COVID. At times he has also appeared to
walk stiffly.
Since launching Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 he has
frequently been in public view, maintaining a full schedule of
meetings and calls including two foreign trips within the past
month.
CIA Director William Burns was asked about the issue during a
security forum in the United States on Wednesday, where he said
that Putin was "entirely too healthy".
(Writing by Mark Trevelyan; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
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