He confirmed the claim that the Russian dictator does not use the Internet at all, but receives information in “secret folders”.
Gleb Karakulov, a former Russian intelligence officer who fled the country in 2022, gave an interview to reporters and told what the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, really is and what secrets he has.
He gave an interview Center “Dossier”.
Putin on TV and Putin in real life
According to a former officer of the Federal Security Service, TV Putin is no different from the real one. The demeanor, the demeanor that they show us on TV corresponds to real life.
“But any other communication that I witnessed, everything was really within the bounds of decency. I would not say that there was some kind of super-aggression, there was nothing like that,” he said.
Putin does not use the Internet
He confirmed the claim that the Russian the dictator does not use the Internet at all. As Karakulov said , for all the time of his work, he did not see Putin with a mobile phone. special services bring him “secret folders” containing information in printed form. According to him, the Russian president is indeed in a certain “information vacuum.”
“All the information that he (Putin – ed.) receives is provided by people who are directly close to him,” Karakulov said.
He also noted that Putin only watches Russian television. Even during foreign visits, he requires the presence of Russian TV channels, at least 4.
Is the head of the Kremlin really mortally ill?
Until 2020, he very often went on foreign trips, and then sat in a bunker. For 13 years of work, as Karakulov said, Putin canceled only one or two business trips due to health reasons.
“In the context of health, he (Putin – ed.) is probably much better than other people of his age,” he said.
A former Russian intelligence officer confirmed that Putin is constantly in quarantine. They do not understand why he is still in isolation if the coronavirus has already “quieted”. Moreover, they are forced to be vaccinated and quarantined.
Putin’s bunkers
Karakulov said that the Russian president has recently been demanding bomb shelters during foreign visits. In particular, he recalled Putin’s trip to Kazakhstan for the summit. He believes that the Russian dictator really fears that he might be killed abroad.
“And what else is a bomb shelter for? I understand that he is afraid (of being killed – ed.),” he stressed.
War in Ukraine
The former officer of the Federal Security Service believes that Putin once and Putin now are two different people. However, he did not confirm or deny the rumors about the twins of the head of Putin.
“If physically it’s one person, then in terms of behavior and other points they are two different people. Now he is very closed, he has protected himself all over the world with all possible barriers. Thus, quarantine, lack of information, communication with the outside world. In my understanding, in In the 21st century, a normal person could not allow this war,” he said.
Recall that the ISW believes that the Kremlin continues nuclear threats to deter military assistance to the West to Ukraine before the counteroffensive.
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