Vladimir Putin’s chauffeur who died in horror smash ‘was assassinated by Western spies to send a violent message to Russian president’
The unidentified man died when a Mercedes veered from the other side of the road, smashing into it head-on
VLADIMIR Putin's personal driver was assassinated by "foreign secret service agents", it has been sensationally claimed.
The unidentified man died when his BMW was smashed into by a Mercedes on a busy motorway in Moscow.
Now unsubstantiated claims posted on a pro-Putin website claim it was carried out by Western spies.
The presidential BMW was travelling on Kutuzovsky Avenue in the Russian capital when a Mercedes veered from the other side of the road, smashing into it head-on.
Putin was not in the car at the time, though Russian media report that the president’s official driver was killed in the crash.
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Medics are said to have arrived quickly on the scene, but the unnamed victim — who had more than 40 years’ driving experience — died instantly.
The presidential car is officially registered as belonging to the Federation Council — Russia’s equivalent of the House of Lords.
Under the title "Did the neocon criminal cabal just send a message to President Vladimir Putin?", claimed it was an "audacious threat" to Putin.
It went on to claim it was the work of a group of foreign secret service agents who had "proxies" operating inside Moscow.
The online blog claimed the mysterious group pulling the strings would stop at nothing to bring down Putin and his leadership of Russia.
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