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Mystery surrounds the continuing spate of sudden fatalities of prominent figures in Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin taking part in a video conference meeting at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Monday. Picture: Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AP

Mysterious Russian deaths

There have been a number of mysterious deaths in Russia recently. Not that that is particularly strange in a country where opposition to the regime can result in all sorts of unpleasant outcomes.