The Short Version
Multiple contemporaneous news reports from early April 2026 describe Vladimir Putin actively conducting state affairs — including remarks at a St. Petersburg forum on April 1 and a meeting with Egypt's foreign minister on April 3. No credible source has confirmed his death. The claim rests entirely on unverified disappearance rumors and speculative commentary, following a well-documented pattern of recurring "Putin is dead" hoaxes that have been repeatedly debunked since at least 2022.