Ex-MI6 chief says he’s ‘CERTAIN’ Putin uses body doubles to dodge assassins

0 January 11, 2026 10:00

VLADIMIR Putin “certainly” uses body doubles to dodge assassins as part of a tight Russian security protocol, a former MI6 chief told The Sun.

Sir Richard Dearlove doubled down on “credible” intelligence reports by the Ukrainian secret service agencies that it is Putin’s body doubles who make public appearances over assassination fears.

Speculation that Putin deploys body doubles has swirled for years – as well as rumours of the tyrant’s ill health.

Now, new intelligence assessments and mounting security risks have given the theory renewed weight.

Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37875974/putin-body-doubles-dodge-assassins/

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