<p>The Kremlin on Friday rejected as untrue a report in Britain's mass-market <em>Sun</em> newspaper which suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have Parkinson's disease and be poised to quit early next year.</p>.<p><em>The Sun </em>cited Professor Valery Solovei, a Russian political pundit, who suggested earlier this week on a Moscow radio station that Putin was under pressure from his entourage to step down due to fears for his health.</p>.<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the media report based on Solovei's assertions, which was widely picked up by other British tabloid newspapers, was false.</p>.<p>"It's absolute nonsense," said Peskov. "Everything is fine with the president."</p>.<p>Asked if Putin was planning to step down in the near future as Solovei had suggested, Peskov said: "No".</p>
<p>The Kremlin on Friday rejected as untrue a report in Britain's mass-market <em>Sun</em> newspaper which suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have Parkinson's disease and be poised to quit early next year.</p>.<p><em>The Sun </em>cited Professor Valery Solovei, a Russian political pundit, who suggested earlier this week on a Moscow radio station that Putin was under pressure from his entourage to step down due to fears for his health.</p>.<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the media report based on Solovei's assertions, which was widely picked up by other British tabloid newspapers, was false.</p>.<p>"It's absolute nonsense," said Peskov. "Everything is fine with the president."</p>.<p>Asked if Putin was planning to step down in the near future as Solovei had suggested, Peskov said: "No".</p>