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Only recently, reports emerged that Bashar Al-Assad had been poisoned while residing in Moscow. The news ignited a flurry of speculation regarding Putin's potential involvement. Given Putin's well-documented history of associations with political figures who have meet untimely ends or disappeared, the suspicions are not unwarranted. With Syria in disarray and Al-Assad's regime faltering, many believe that Putin might perceive the former dictator as more of a liability than an ally.