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Joseph Stalin's great-grandson Jacob Jugashvili is the son of Yevgeni Jugashvili and grandson of Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili, the eldest son of the former Soviet dictator.
Jacob is involved in Russian politics and has recently claimed that Putin is "most likely dead" and has been replaced by actors "manipulated by unelected people who took power" within the Kremlin.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, the 51-year-old said: "Putin has long disappeared, and instead of him, unknown and unelected persons who seized power in the Kremlin manipulate actors who do not look like Putin.
"The images of real Putin do not match those that appeared since 2002. Also the current Putin does not behave like a high-ranking authority figure. It is very likely that the real Putin is dead.
"To those who might accuse me of conspiracy: conspiracy is what the secret services of all countries are paid for. It's their job."
Claims Putin uses body doubles
A theory Ukrainian military intelligence has also claimed is that Putin uses three different body doubles. Spokesman Andriy Yusov claimed that the dictator has at least three, who are under strict and "constant surveillance" by the Russian Secret Service. Others claim that doubles are used because Putin is either seriously ill or hiding in a bunker, paranoid about his safety.
Stalin's great-grandson Jugashvili also spoke about the current political situation in The Sun.
"Democracy is just a way of forming the state authorities by means of elections. Is there any guarantee that they will serve the public after they are elected? Absolutely not," he said.
"The only way to prevent the ruling elite from degradation is to give the citizens of the Russian Federation a legitimate opportunity to judge the elected authorities depending on the results of their achievements.
"During the new elections, the people will pass a verdict on the previously elected authorities and in accordance with that verdict punish them or award them.