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[–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ok, I'll do it...
He's alive and well and this is a bit of theatre agreed upon between Putler and him to save face in all directions.*

*This is a conspiracy theory and not at all based on facts, don't quote me or take it too seriously

[–] kembik@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A plane crash can make it easier to claim an alive man is dead as there may not be a body.

I could see this as a means to keep Wagner troops loyalties in check, or just to keep everyone guessing. The most likely scenario though is that Putin did what Putin does which is assassination.

[–] heartlessevil@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The body doesn't magically disappear. Although it is probably in many, many pieces, this can be confirmed through DNA testing on small samples.

[–] Mangosniper@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

DNA testing that Russian investigators will do in Russia. And as we all know, they are trustworthy as fuck

[–] heartlessevil@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't they want to do that to show off their work? Or I guess not so they can distance themselves from it and pretend it never happened.

[–] argv_minus_one 4 points 1 year ago

People are totally going to take that seriously.

[–] storksforlegs 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think its equally likely he was shot down/plane sabotaged, this is fake face saving thing, or the plane crashed due to shoddy mechanics. Whatever the case, the uncertainty works out in Putin's favour.

And if this is a fake-out, I think it'll be found out pretty easily. He is not so adept at disguises.

[–] JCPhoenix 1 points 1 year ago

Idk, I kinda think he looks like Admiral-General Haffaz Aladeen in that second photo.