After having disappeared from the public eye for over 10 days; Russian president Vladimir Putin showed himself in public again today when he appeared at a pre-scheduled meeting. Speculations about his disappearance have been rampent, with the largest one being that Putin had somehow been killed in a military coup. One source claimed that the leader of Putin's bodyguards had been found murdered, furthering the idea that Putin might also have been a target. Other possibilities were that he was hurt, suffered a stroke, or was otherwise ill, and even that he was in Switzerland where his mistress was said to be having a baby. Putin gave no explanation of why he has not been seen for the last few days; but some people are saying that he does look like he might have been ill, saying that he was paler than usual, and walked without his usual stride. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ce-ten-days-following-speculation-health.html