- VLADIMIR Putin is presiding over a “mafia” state where murder is a tool used to defeat his enemies and to scare his uneasy allies into keeping in line.
- Experts believe the deaths of at least 39 high profile figures – ranging from oligarchs to scientists and even generals – could show the shadowy and bloodstained hand of the Kremlin.
- Dozens of high profile figures have died since Putin launched his bloody war in Ukraine over a year ago – with many in odd circumstances, such as sudden “suicides” and falls from windows.
