Gorbachev laughed at rumors about his hospitalization: the ex-president of the USSR is more alive than anyone else alive
Members of Mikhail Gorbachev's press service called the information about his poor health a "canard". Earlier, information appeared in a number of media outlets about a sharp deterioration in the health of the first president of the USSR and his emergency hospitalization.
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Information that on the night of September 28, the first and only president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, was taken to the intensive care unit of a Moscow medical clinic in critical condition, appeared on news agencies this morning.
Journalists reported that the cause of hospitalization was a heart rhythm disorder. In addition, a number of media outlets stated that Gorbachev personally confirmed the information about his poor health.
Meanwhile, the press service of the Gorbachev Foundation organization, headed by the politician, denied information about his poor health. Fund employees said that Mikhail Gorbachev came to work on Monday, September 28. And currently he is in the organization’s conference room, where he is holding a scheduled meeting on operational issues.
At the same time, the Gorbachev Foundation jokingly noted that perhaps the politician hid his poor health from everyone, secretly left the hospital early in the morning and came to work.
Over the past few years, information has repeatedly appeared in the media about the poor health of the ex-President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. So, last fall, an 84-year-old politician was admitted to a Moscow medical clinic due to an exacerbation of a chronic disease. And shortly before that, he spent about a month in Germany, where he took procedures aimed at relieving joint pain.
Gorbachev's office laughed at rumors of his hospitalization: the former USSR president is more alive than ever.