Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of plotting a coup d'etat. He is accused of trying to use the power of the state to force his way into power.
Putin has denied the allegations, saying that he is only trying to protect the country's interests. He has also said that he does not want to see Russia fall into a state of crisis. He says that he wants to see a return to the way things were before the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1980s and 1990s.