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Ukrainian intelligence claims Russian elite planning to 'overthrow' Putin
March 22-
Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon be ousted from the Kremlin according to a bombshell claim from Ukrainian intelligence.
On a Facebook post uploaded on Sunday, the Chief Directorate of Intelligence for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said Russia’s elites are considering “removing Putin.”
“Poisoning, sudden illness, accident — Russia’s elite is considering removing Putin,” the post said.
The intel organisation claimed a small group of oligarchs who make up Russia’s elites want to remove Putin in order to “restore economic ties with the west.