A former KGB agent, who is accused of playing a part in the death of a spy on British soil, has been tipped to succeed Russian President Vladimir Putin if he is toppled.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine nears the one month mark, the Ukrainian intelligence service claims to have uncovered a hidden plot devised within the top tier of Russian society to topple the President.
Among the planned conspiracies against the Russian leader are poisoning or an accident of some kind, according to sources in Kyiv who claim that the cell wants to be rid of Putin as soon as possible, The Mirror writes.