The Russian president appeared to run into a passing tourist – later identified as a man linked to his luxury Sochi residences.
Vladimir Putin staged an encounter with a member of the public in a bizarre video released by the Kremlin.
The Russian president, who has grown increasingly paranoid about attempts on his life and become suspicious of his inner circle, appeared to run into a passing tourist in a Moscow hotel on Monday.
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