article_snippet: Last public appearance: Putin with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Russia last week .
article_snippet: Last public appearance: Vladimir Putin with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Russia last week was claimed the crisis over Ukraine and murder of an opposition politician may have caused a collapse in Putin health.
article_snippet: Putin loves to be seen as an ever-present action man, but Putin has been absent from public view for a week.
article_snippet: The 62 year old's unusual absence has dented Putin tough-guy image.
article_snippet: Putin was last seen in public when Putin met with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on 5 March.
highlights_snippet: President was last seen in public when President met with Italian PM last week .