Vladimir Putin has vanished from public view as the Russian President has only been seen in pre-recorded video packages for the past 10 days.
Although he has not been seen since April 1, he is scheduled to meet Donald Trump's enjoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg later today.
It is believed that Putin travelled to the city overnight.
His lack of public presence has followed a slew of criticism from the American President for the continuous bombing of Ukraine and its refusal of a ceasefire.
The Russian President is due meet the US special envoy later today in St Petersburg
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Just yesterday, a large Russian ballistic missile landed in Dnipro, eastern Ukraine, hitting a warehouse and sparking a huge blaze in the area, according to the region's governor.
The strike killed one 42-year-old and injured five others.
However, speculation surrounding Putin's absence has continued although it remains unclear as to why the Russian President has dodged public appearances.
Currently, the leader can be seen in daily meetings with regional governors and other senior officials which are broadcast on television - although experts have thought that these videos are pre-recorded.
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Putin's latest disappearance marks the second time that has ducked public view for longer than a week in 2025, fuelling further rumours about his wellbeing.
The last time he was spotted on a livestream was on April 1 when he met Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik.
As a result, some have suggested that he has been undergoing surgery to treat conditions such as Parkinson's and cancer, while others have entertained the idea that the President could be refreshing his plastic surgery.
Meanwhile, questions have arisen over the whereabouts of Putin's alleged lover Alina Kabaeva, 41, who has also avoided being in the public eye for a similarly extended period after she attended a gymnastics tournament in the city of Kazan.
Just days before the Russian's disappearance, Donald Trump revealed that he was "very angry" and "p****d off" with the leader
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Just days before the Russian's disappearance, Donald Trump revealed that he was "very angry" and "p****d off" with the leader after Putin called for Volodymyr Zelensky to be ousted.
Trump said Putin's recent remarks were "not going in the right direction" - with both the US and Ukraine looking to secure a ceasefire with Russia.
He told NBC: "If I feel we're in the midst of a negotiation, you could say that I was very angry, p****d off... when Putin started getting into Zelensky's credibility, because that's not going in the right direction."
He also issued an ultimatum to Russia: if Putin failed to settle a deal on "stopping bloodshed in Ukraine", then he would slap secondary tariffs on "all oil coming out of Russia".
