Putin’s obsessions: these are the strict security measures with which the Russian president protects himself

Vladimir Putin is one of the most controversial people of this century. The figure of him, loved by his faithful, is also a possible target of threats and attacks, especially in the context of the war in ukraine. The president of Russia has a team made up of more than 400,000 people behind him who look after his safety, but, who are they? how do they protect it?

‘BBC World‘ has investigated the closest environment of the head of the Kremlin. The first line is occupied by the Russian Presidential Security Service, a squad under the Federal Protection Service of Russiaoriginating from the former KGB.

The middle ‘Russia Beyond’ He assures that when President Vladimir Putin performs in public, his security is divided into four main sectors. The closest is made up of its bodyguard personal, the second is made up of bodyguards integrated into the public. The third is the first lines of the crowd that attends the act and, finally, numerous snipers They keep watch on the surrounding buildings.

To move, Putin usually goes in a caravan. “In the path, any drone that may be in the airspace is blocked and traffic is stopped“, Russian security expert Mark Galeotti told ‘BBC Mundo’.

Russia’s Presidential Security Service is followed by the Russian National Guard, nearly a ‘army‘ to Putin himself. He created it himself six years ago and, although he has tasks of protecting the nation independently of the Russian Armed Forces, one of his most important tasks is to protect the president. The director of this National Guard, formed by more than 400,000 troopsis Viktor Zolotov, a former Putin bodyguard.

This is how Putin is protected

According to ‘BBC World’, there is not a single detail that is not measured in the life of the President of the Russian Federation. To avoid poisoningsPutin has a personal taster who makes sure what is going to eat.

In addition, the Kremlin is in charge of transporting everything that the president is going to eat when he leaves Russia. “They take all the food and drink that he is going to consume. Thus, for example, if there is an official champagne toast, he drinks from the bottle that his team brings him, not from the rest,” the expert told the British media. So much so that his own bodyguards watch those who give him they cook to avoid any attack.

The president’s mobile phone is another protected item. Does not use smartphones due to the possibility of cyber attacks. On several occasions, Putin has stated that Google is “monitored” by the United States, and has shown great distrust of the Internet.

The fear of possible contagion of coronavirus has also caused the president to put his international commitments in check. Very few leaders have managed to meet with him since the pandemic began and always under strict security measures: they must remain in quarantine for two weeks under a rigorous medical control regimen.