Vladimir Putin’s death is “imminent” after a “sharp deterioration in his health” and that body doubles could be used to impersonate him after he dies or is removed from power, it has been claimed.
This is according to the controversial Telegram channel General SVR channel, which has speculated Russia’s president could be seriously ill.
It predicted a body double would continue in power after he dies in order to hide his demise from ordinary Russians.
But there is reportedly a row between his aides over who should control these body doubles – lookalikes who have been trained by his FSO secret service as stand-ins for Putin.
The Telegram channel posted: “The attending doctors predict Putin’s imminent death amid a sharp deterioration in his health.
“In the inner circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a fuss began with an attempt to create a consensus around the idea of the continuation of the existence of the Putin regime after Putin.
”There is a general understanding that for some time it is possible to use a double of the president after the death or removal from power of the real Vladimir Putin.
“Almost all interested parties are ready to rally around a double who can be controlled.
“The only problem is who will control the double, and this requires mutual trust, which simply does not exist.”
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