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Vladimir Putin 'Double Body' Theories Explained: Truth Behind 'Fake Vlad' Champagne Photos in the Kremlin

Vladimir Putin's recent appearance at a Kremlin reception for Russia's Paralympic team has reignited conspiracy theories about his identity, with online sleuths analyzing his demeanor and gestures.

International Business Times UK

Vladimir Putin's 'Alpha Dog' Moment: Russian President Caught On Camera Scolding Rumoured Successor Dyumin

Footage from a Kremlin ceremony has renewed scrutiny of Vladimir Putin's relationship with Alexei Dyumin, the former bodyguard often mentioned in succession speculation. The exchange is unconfirmed in substance, but it has again exposed how carefully power is staged around the Russian president.

International Business Times UK

Ukraine’s Kursk incursion: how the invasion of Russia could change the political focus of the conflict

The Ukrainian operation in Russia’s Kursk region began in late July with several days of airstrikes before Kyiv’s ground forces quickly advanced several miles deep into Russian territory on August 6, 2024. Since then, according to various reports, they have established an expanded foothold of as much as 1,000 square…

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As Ukraine’s Kursk incursion forges on the stakes are rising for both sides

Kyiv’s push into Russia has psychological and political advantages, but it knows Putin cannot let it lie

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops continue attempts to advance near Avdiivka in effort to encircle city – as it happened

Russia has conducted airstrikes in support of ground operations as it aims to surround city on outskirts of Donetsk

The Guardian - AU

Putin is expected to seek reelection in Russia, but who would run if he doesn't?

Vladimir Putin is expected to seek another term in the Kremlin when Russia holds presidential elections next March

The Independent UK

Kremlin denies killing Yevgeny Prigozhin in plane crash

Spokesperson says western claims that Vladimir Putin was behind assassination are ‘an absolute lie’

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Putin's defence chief Shoigu survived Wagner’s challenge – but for how long?

Russia’s embattled defence minister was in the hot seat long before Yevgeny Prigozhin sent his Wagner mercenaries racing to Moscow on a stated mission to oust him. The latter’s failure shows President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his long-time confidant – at least for now.

France 24

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the other Kremlin contenders who could replace Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin’s disastrous military defeats, his nuclear sabre-rattling and his endless raising of the stakes in Ukraine have forced even staunch pro-Kremlin commentators to question his decisions.

The Week

Vladimir Putin’s defence minister ‘rushes to war zone’ to face down bid to oust him

Sergei Shoigu, Vladimir Putin's defence minister has been filmed in the war zone flying over military positions and talking with his commanders as he faces down attempt to oust him

Daily Mirror

Russia claims Ukrainian drone has injured three after exploding into buildings

The Ukrainian drone was just 127 miles from Moscow before it was sent crashing into some buildings with Russians claiming it left three people injured, including a 16-year-old girl

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin poised to axe security service head as scapegoat for failing Ukraine war

Sources say axing Alexander Bortnikov could be seen as an attempt to pin the blame on Vladimir Putin's failing war against Ukraine or even to prevent a possible coup among figures vying for prowess

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'successor' who once saved him from bear sets up drone training school

Alexei Dyumin, 50, was once the bodyguard of despot Vladimir Putin and Russia's ex-deputy defence minister, who led a covert operation in 2014 to help toppled Kyiv president Viktor Yanukovych escape a 13-year jail term in Crimea

Daily Mirror

Putin being kept alive to wage war in Ukraine by foreign doctor, claims Russian expert

An expert has said that Vladimir Putin’s choosing to treat his alleged condition may “have a direct impact on his situational awareness and the adequacy of the decisions" he makes about the Ukraine war

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If Vladimir Putin goes, who's next? Come inside the Kremlin, where the Russian leader's successor could be lurking

As Vladimir Putin's disastrous war in Ukraine stretches into an eighth month, observers are openly speculating about who could replace him if his position becomes untenable.

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