Rumors of President Putin's Death Debunked; Ukrainian Official Claims His Death Would Not Change Russia

False rumors of Russian President Vladimir Putin's death on social media debunked by Kremlin; Ukrainian official anticipates no significant change in Russia's political landscape post-Putin era.

• Rumors about Russian President Vladimir Putin's death were debunked by the Kremlin, amid claims spread on social media by a Telegram channel alleging that he had suffered a cardiac arrest.
• The same Telegram channel purports that Russia is currently undergoing a coup and that a Putin body double is being used following his supposed death.
• Ukrainian official Oleksiy Danilov stated that Putin's eventual death would not significantly change Russia's political landscape, citing that Russia's longstanding mentality of hostility towards other nations is deeply ingrained in the Russian population.
• Rumors about Putin's health have been a subject of speculation for years, with claims of Putin having undergone treatment for advanced cancer in April 2022 based on a classified US report, and alleged instances of him being accompanied by medical doctors during trips.
• Dmitry Peskov, the presidential spokesperson, dismissed the rumors both of Putin's death and the use of a body double, calling them 'absurd information canards'.

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