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The Coup in the Kremlin

How Putin and the Security Services Captured the Russian State

Foreign Affairs · May 10, 2022

Putin's right-hand man and possible stand-in is 'more barbaric than his master'

Vladimir Putin's alleged stand-in, who could take charge of Russia if the President has to step down temporarily, "could be even worse", according to Rebekah Koffler

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2022

Fresh Putin nuclear war concern as source gives grim 'psychiatric health' warning

One oligarch close to Vladimir Putin has claimed the threat of a nuclear war is 'very real'

Wales Online · May 9, 2022

'Cancer-ridden' Putin could face military coup as ex-US general warns he has ‘no future’

General Jack Keane said the Russian tyrant would do “anything” to stay in power, noting that the alternative would mean Vladimir Putin's demise

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Vladimir Putin to undergo cancer treatment, handover power to loyalist Nikolai Patrushev: Reports

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin might undergo cancer surgery while temporarily handing over power to the secretary of the country's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, media reports claimed.

The Times of India · May 3, 2022

Unconfirmed Reports Claim Putin To Undergo Cancer Surgery, Temporarily Transfer Power To Ex-KGB Chief

Unconfirmed reports are surfacing that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to undergo cancer surgery and will temporarily transfer his authority to Nikolai Patrushev, head of the Russian federal police’s Security Council, while he is undergoing the medical procedure.

Benzinga · May 2, 2022

Putin may disappear to have cancer surgery, claims mystery Russian Telegram account

The claims, which are unconfirmed, come from General SVR Telegram channel

Wales Online · May 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin's 'stand-in leader' while 'he has cancer op' says Europe has no future

Unconfirmed reports claim Nikolai Patrushev has been handpicked by Vladimir Putin to take temporary charge while he undergoes a cancer operation

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2022

Mystery Russian account claims Vladimir Putin set to undergo cancer surgery

Putin has secretly nominated Nikolai Patrushev, a former KGB counterintelligence officer who once headed the FSB, to take “control” of Russia while he is incapacitated

Manchester Evening News · Apr 30, 2022

Vladimir Putin set to vanish for cancer surgery, mystery Russian Telegram account says

Vladimir Putin has secretly nominated Nikolai Patrushev, a former KGB counterintelligence officer who once headed the FSB, to take “control” of Russia while he is incapacitated.

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2022