Putin coup fears explode as Russian tyrant ‘purges’ closest ally who ‘made him President’ in latest war on ‘traitors’

PUTIN has ordered the arrest of his close former aide and the father of “Putinism”, according to reports from Moscow. Shadowy figure Vladislav Surkov, who kept a picture of US rapper Tupac beside a picture of Putin on his desk, is being held under house arrest. 6 Putin’s close former aide Vladislav Surkov has reportedly been detained Credit: AP:Associated Press 6 Surkov is credited as being the ‘father of Putinism’ Credit: Getty – Contributor 6 Increasingly-paranoid Putin is purging his former close allies Credit: AP Surkov, whose age is either 57 or 59, was detained as part of a wide-ranging… Read Full Article