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Gleb Karakulov, a former member of the FSO, the Russian Federal Protection Service, was an officer in the Kremlin for 13 years. After choosing exile, he agreed to tell the daily life of Vladimir Putin, which according to him oscillates between loneliness and paranoia.
He spent 13 years behind the scenes of the Kremlin, close to Vladimir Putin. A former member of the FSO, the Federal Protection Service, Captain Karakulov was responsible for securing communications. “I consider this man a war criminal”, he says. On October 14, 2022, he accompanied Vladimir Putin to Astana, Kazakhstan. It was there that he decided to run away with his family and fly to Turkey.
“He has a pathological fear for his life”
In safety, he agreed to tell the daily life of the Russian president, which according to him oscillates between loneliness and paranoia. “He spends most of his time in his residences, which some media aptly call his bunkers. He has a pathological fear for his life”says Gleb Karakulov, who also says the president “surrounded by a sanitary bubble” and missing “information on the Internet”. For his communications, Vladimir Putin would use a jamming system. He would also hide his whereabouts when filmed. On the other hand, the officer affirms that the health of the leader remains good, contrary to rumours. The interview, carried out last December by an opposition media, was not broadcast until April 2023.