In this episode of The Kremlin Plot Thickens…

According to a report from an anti-Kremlin source with links to Vladimir Putin’s security team, the Russian dictator fell down the stairs and soiled himself on Wednesday. Telegram channel “General SVR,” which purports to be run by a former Russian spy, said Putin suffered the fall at his official Moscow residence.

The New York Post reported that the impact of the fall caused Putin to “involuntarily defecate” due to “cancer affecting his stomach and bowels.”

According to General SVR, the strongman fell down five stairs and landed on his coccyx, or tailbone. Incidentally, two friends of mine recently suffered similar falls, which one described as “breaking my butt.” Putin might be stronger than these two women — or not — but that’s gotta hurt.

Anyway, General SVR further reported that three bodyguards helped Putin to the nearest couch and called medics, who are on duty at the residence, adding:

Nothing critical [was diagnosed], the president’s condition closer to nighttime was stable, he can get around on his own, with pain in the coccyx area while sitting being the only thing that bothers him.

According to the Post, the famously-paranoid Russian leader reportedly wears slip-proof shoes, and stairs in the official residence had been deemed safe.

General SVR in October reported on Putin’s alleged condition — and ended with an ominous warning.

Putin’s oncology is progressing and, despite adequate treatment lately, the pain is not always completely relieved.

It must be understood that the deplorable state of the president’s physical and mental health affects the adoption of key decisions. Putin doesn’t want to change history, he wants to end it.

This isn’t the first indication of something seriously wrong with Putin’s health.

As we reported in May, “secret recordings” suggested that the unpredictable Russian suffered from “blood cancer,” and a “coup” was underway. While I’m sure the palace intrigue continues inside the Kremlin, reports of Putin being kicked to the curb have proved to be premature, at best.

Meanwhile, as my colleague Streiff reported on November 26, week 39 of Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine continued, with Russian strikes impacting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as winter sets in, and European Union leaders whining that the U.S. is profiting from the war at Europe’s expense. In other words, another fine mess Joe Biden has intentionally gotten this country into.

And Biden, himself? President Paper Tiger said on Thursday he has no immediate plans to contact Putin but is prepared to speak with the Russian dictator if he shows an interest in ending the war in Ukraine, and only in consultation with NATO allies.

That’s our Joe: “Tell me ahead of time you want to admit defeat and end your brutal invasion, and then I’ll meet with you, so I can take the credit.”

A profile in courage Biden is not. And Putin, ailing or not, knows it.