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Why is Sergei Shoigu being accused of a Putin putsch plot?

The annual Victory Day parade in Moscow will be a much smaller affair this year, without an intercontinental ballistic missile in sight.

Why? Well, the threat of a Ukrainian drone attack is certainly one reason. But is there any credibility in reports of another threat - this time against Vladimir Putin himself?

An anonymous European intelligence agency has claimed the Russian president is spooked over the prospect of a potential coup or even a possible assassination attempt.

The alleged plotter is being named as former Putin ally and shunned ex-defence minister Sergei Shoigu. But how…

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