A Russian defector who was an officer in Putin's secretive elite personal security service said moral opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and his fear of dying there drove him to flee the country and speak out.
The Associated PressIn this image from video provided by the Dossier Center, Russian defector Gleb Karakulov speaks during an interview in Turkey in December 2022. Karakulov was an officer in President Vladimir Putin’s elite personal security service.
Karakulov, who was responsible for secure communications, said moral opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and his fear of dying there drove him to speak out, despite the risks. He offered new details about how Putin's paranoia appears to have deepened since his invasion of Ukraine. "That would be seen as a very serious blow to the president himself because he is extremely keen on his security, and his security is compromised," he said.Air Force One and Putin's Iljuschin Il-96 rest on the tarmac at Geneva's airport, on June 16, 2021. Karakulov says Putin has avoided air travel since the invasion of Ukraine.
The Dossier Center, a London-based investigative group funded by Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky, interviewed Karakulov multiple times and shared video and transcripts of those interviews with The Associated Press and several European broadcasters. He said he has taken more than 180 trips with the Russian president, and contrary to widespread speculation, Putin, 70, appears to be in better shape than most people his age.
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