Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly lives in an “information vacuum,” relying solely on his inner circle and state TV news channels for information while avoiding the use of cellphones and the internet, according to a former engineer and captain in the Presidential Communications Directorate of the Federal Guard Service.
Gleb Karakulov, who defected to Turkey with his family in October 2022, revealed in an interview with the Dossier Center for Investigative Journalism that Putin’s limited sources of information leave him out of touch with the outside world.
Karakulov, who is the highest-ranking intelligence officer to defect to the West in Russia’s recent history, disclosed that he had never seen Putin with a mobile phone in all his years of service. The former officer claimed that Putin instead relies heavily on secret service intelligence reports and Russian TV news channels to stay informed, even insisting on having Russian television available in every venue he stays in.
Karakulov also alleged that Putin spends most of his time in his residences and is “pathologically afraid for his life.” The interview offers a unique insight into the Russian president’s information-gathering methods and raises questions about the extent of his access to unbiased news sources.
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