'It sank.'

In 2000, Russia's Kursk submarine sank in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 people aboard. Putin's government went on to release confusing statements about what went wrong. During an appearance on Larry King's talk show, Putin provided a terse, two word answer about what happened to the submarine. When the mother of one of the victims confronted him during a meeting with family members, she was violently sedated, as the New York Post reported.

Source: The Telegraph