Russian President Vladimir Putin laughed off suggestions he had been forced to lie low because of poor health, saying on March 16 that life would be "boring without gossip".
Reuters: Russia’s Putin laughs off suggestions of ill health
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev (not pictured) during their meeting on the eve of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) session in Moscow on Dec. 22, 2014.
