The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

The Siloviki spook rumoured to have ousted Vladimir Putin in Kremlin coup Monday March 16 th , 2015  at  4:27 PM IBTimes.Co.Uk : Top News 1 Share For over 10 days the Russian President Vladimir Putin was out of the public eye, fuelling speculation about his health and a coup d'etat. Many thought Putin had ruffled too many ushankas in the Russian political, military and security network over his handling of the Ukraine crisis, the beleaguered economy and assassinations of some of his most high-profile critics. Some said he was holed up in bed with the flu. Other suggested something far more serious, such as a stroke. One rumour was that he was at the birth of a secret lovechild in Switzerland. Then he turned up in public  at a meeting with Almazbek Atambayev , president of Kyrgyzstan, apparently in good health, though he said little and looked to be sweating a lot. But one rumour sparking much of the discussion since the weekend was that