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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Sam Truelove

Russian coup could send Vladimir Putin ‘to the grave or retirement’, ex-minister warns

An ex-Russian minister has claimed that Vladimir Putin could be ousted by an internal Kremlin coup.

Andrei Kozyrev, who was Boris Yeltsin’s leading diplomat, believes key figures in the Kremlin may be plotting the Russian President’s downfall.

It comes as Russian troops edge towards Ukraine's capital Kyiv, with reports overnight stating the bulk of Russian forces are now just 25km from the city following a night of intense fighting.

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