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The Kremlin was forced to issue an astonishing denial Friday after a widely shared report claimed President Vladimir Putin had died at home — and that a body double was being used as part of an attempted coup. -snip- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the rumors an “absurd information fake.” Peskov was echoing a previous comment he made earlier this week after the same Telegram channel reported that Putin had suffered a cardiac arrest but was resuscitated by his medics.

Telegram channel General SVR claims that president Vladimir Putin died on Thursday - the channel has alleged that his body has since been stored in a deep freezer. The body of Vladimir Putin has allegedly been stored in a freezer following rumours of his death, according to a Telegram channel. Telegram doubled down on its claims that the Russian president has died on Thursday night at around 8:42pm in Moscow time. The channel alleged that his body had been placed in a freezer used for deep-frozen food. General SVR has reported that medics who were caring for Putin have been...