https://youtu.be/cvuLA5xVfNs
I stumbled upon this small video in Russian, that talks about possible reasons for Putin's disappearance. But it's not another crazy theory, and the video actually mocks them. It proposes, that in order to understand what happened, we just need to look at what occurred on the Russian international economic front at that time. Here are some of the things that happened:
- China announced creation of its own SWIFT program at the end of 2015. This is the time when the economic war between US and the rest of the world will reach its active stage.
- Putin gave order to the Russian central bank and the Ministry of finances to organize and finance creation of power stations in Crimea. Apparently it's a revolutionary step, because central bank should remain independent, but if it receives orders from the president, it isn't exactly so. And apparently one other order that was given, is to sponsor/lower bank interests on mortgages and such.
- Also, central bank of Kazakhstan announced total "dedollarization" until year 2016.
- Putin also ordered the central bank to check validity and rational of the idea to create a union of common currency with Belarus and Kazakhstan. If it will be approved, new currency may appear already in 2016.
- Apparently Goldman Sachs recommend to start buying Russian bonds.
- Britain recommends to join Asian infrastructure investment bank - it's a structure that was created by China to replace the World Bank. It means that UK abandons US. Apparently US was furious over this.
So according to this video there is no mystery about what Putin did - he is busy "taming" the central bank, creates new international connections and makes everything to get Russia out of the crisis. And everything goes well so far.