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The Sun: Putin ‘to undergo cancer operation and hand power to hardline ex-spy chief’, says ‘Kremlin insider’ in shock claim

VLADIMIR Putin is set to undergo an operation for cancer and will hand over power to his hardline spy chief, a Kremlin insider has reportedly claimed.

It has been reported that 69-year-old Putin could soon vanish as he goes under the knife, with power transferred to Nikolai Patrushev.

Shadowy Patrushev, 70, is seen as a key architect of the Ukraine war strategy and the man who convinced Putin that Kyiv was awash with neo-Nazis. 

The claim was reported on Russian media outlet General SVR, which first raised issues of Putin’s health around 18-months ago.

CarrZee: Let’s trust that Putin does not become suicidal and seek to take us all down with him.

(Updated to include more context on Putin’s apparent replacement)