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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Buncombe

Why the Russian businessman who just put a $1m bounty on Putin’s head is taking a stand

Alex Konanykhin/Facebook

A Russian-American businessman who offered a $1m [£756,000] bounty for Vladimir Putin says the Russian leader must go on trial for war crimes, and that he would like to attend the hearings.

California-based businessman Alex Konanykhin triggered headlines and no small controversy when he offered the money on social media, along with a picture of Mr Putin and a caption that read: “Wanted: Dead or alive. Vladimir Putin for mass murder.”

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