Vladimir Putin could be shipped off to a sanatorium to avoid a coup in the Russian government, the former boss of MI6 has claimed.
The brutal Russian leader is rumoured to be suffering with cancer and Parkinson's disease and theories have circulated that he will soon lose his grip on power.
It comes after shocking photos surfaced recently showing Putin's newly bloated face.As well as losing his hardman persona, Putin is also believed to be losing some of his long-term followers, The Sun reports.
It has been reported that his once-trusted advisors have lost faith in the paranoid Russian leader after his attack on Ukraine.
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