The latest explanation for Vladimir Putin's mystery disappearance … flu

As the world holds its collective breath wondering where Vladimir Putin might be, we are pleased to welcome back official Monkey Cage cartoonist, Ted McCagg, to set the record straight: Ted McCagg/The Monkey Cage. Share on FacebookShare; Share on 

It's a reality show in which we are tasked with “Finding Putin”, at least that it is how it is starting to feel. Rumor has it that Vegas is considering laying odds on Putin's fate. The Whitehouse is strangely quiet about the possible 

But the 62-year-old Putin was not present for his daughter's birth, according to that newspaper and other Swiss reports. The local branch of Swiss broadcaster RSI reported that Kabaeva, 31, booked two rooms at the ultra-private clinic, which caters to

Russian president Vladimir Putin and his long-time ally Victor Ivanov, who is currently head of Russia's narcotics agency, have been implicated in helping run a drug smuggling and money laundering ring in St Petersburg in the 1990s. The allegations

Is Vladimir Putin dead? Who knows? What's clear is that something has been going on in Moscow for at least a week, and whatever it is, the Kremlin prefers that it remain a secret. Russian reporters – a vastly more intrepid and