Ahhh the good ole died in his sleep trick. really dead for putin to save face, or fake dead for putin to save face and help his friend retire? Did Putin just make us intell look stupid? He is a classically trained kgb man. Some James bond shit going on.

That sounds too subtle, I'm leaning towards something like a fall from a 3+ story window.

If he dies, my sats are on from falling from a great height.