Putin lays low, spokesman’s reasons seem odd

By Jim Heintz

Published November 1, 2012 4:00am ET

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Putin lays low, spokesman’s reasons seem odd — FILE - In this Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, (foreground) flies in a motorized hang glider alongside a Siberian white crane, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia. On Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, Interfax reported that Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president had pulled a muscle. "It happened before Vladivostok. He was suffering from muscle pain then", Peskov said. Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti this was an old injury and denied it was caused by his flight with cranes. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service, File) | Alexei Druzhinin

MOSCOW (AP) — What ails Vladimir Putin?

The Russian leader whose image of physical vigor is key to his success has canceled several foreign trips in recent weeks, postponed his annual live televised question-and-answer session with average Russians, and has rarely left his suburban residence outside Moscow.

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