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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.
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Well, let's see if this is true and how it turns out. The man who convinced him Ukraine was awash with Nazis will stand in. So far he doesn't have a very good batting average.