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#BBCtrending: Where is Putin?

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Vladimir Putin is very much alive, says the Kremlin. A spokesman has also denied rumours that the president is unwell.

But that hasn't stopped the internet asking: where is he?

The rumours started after a trip to Kazakhstan, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, was postponed.

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