now this is weird-that russian guy has reappeared

[Leslie]

Missing Russian politician found

Mr Rybkin was in Ukraine while the Russian storm raged

Russian presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin has resurfaced in Ukraine, five days after he disappeared. He told Russian media he was visiting friends in Kiev and "decided not to listen to the radio or TV" for a few days. Mr Rybkin said he was "shocked" when he read newspapers on Tuesday and saw his absence was being given wide attention. There was speculation in Russia that he had been kidnapped or killed to remove him from elections, or had staged his disappearance as a publicity stunt. Mr Rybkin, linked to exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky, is a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin but is seen as having little chance in the election. An aide said he would be returning to Moscow later on Tuesday. Russian prosecutors had briefly opened a murder inquiry on Monday but cancelled it within an hour, citing a lack of evidence. His wife reported him missing.

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if this is true...all I gotta say is good marriage

 

[AlphaTroll]

Erm - he's a presidential candidate & doesn't think it would cause a bit of a stir when he disappears?

 

[Shadowfax]

exactly....and that after he said he had the idea he was being shadowed....

 

[Oz]

Sounds like a case of vodka flooding his braincell to me

 

[PT]

I think it was just a publicity stunt, he had told them he was afraid he was being followed then just dissapears? Yep, he just wanted his name in the papers for a couple days.

 

[Professur]

And Putin's name in the gutter.

 

[Kawaii]

If at first you don't succeed, skip town for a couple of days and return as a hero.

 

[Gonz]

It seems the story from the link has changed

Ivan Rybkin said at Moscow airport what had happened since last Thursday was abuse, but gave no further details.

Earlier, he told Russian media he went to visit friends in Kiev and "decided not to listen to the radio or TV".

There had been speculation that Mr Rybkin had been kidnapped or killed to remove him from next month's poll.

 

[Gonz]

Murdermysterywhodoneit

Ivan Rybkin initially said he went to Ukraine of his own accord, but now says he was lured there under false pretences, drugged and kidnapped.

BBC

 

[Leslie]

REDRUM

 

[unclehobart]

So... how long before this becomes a movie of the week?

 

[Gonz]

October probably