Putin has problem with drugs – Ukraine’s intelligence chief Budanov

This was stated by the head of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with blogger Serhiy Ivanov.

He hopes that the Russian dictator will not live long.

"He has problems with excessive drug use. I hope that this man does not have much time to live," Budanov said.

In addition, the MID chief answered "yes" to the question of whether Putin could be removed by a "snuffbox" (a reference to the assassination of Emperor Paul I, who was killed with a golden snuffbox) and a new regime could be established in Russia.

• Earlier, a representative of the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate, Vadym Skibitskyi, said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has mental and physical health problems