Russian President Vladimir Putin does not use regular city or mobile…
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not use regular city or mobile phones and relies exclusively on special communication channels; during vacations, staff of the Presidential Administration cannot reach him as they typically lack access to this secure system.
Consensus
- President Vladimir Putin uses only special communication channels and never calls using regular city or mobile phones.
- During vacations, employees of the Presidential Administration do not have access to the president's special communication system.
- The information was provided by Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov in interviews with journalists.
Points of divergence
- Putin continues playing hockey despite a heavy schedule, and according to figure skater Vyacheslav Fetisov, he played hockey with the president in one team on June 4. — vm
- During a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Putin joked about the lack of synchronous translation at the start of their conversation, suggesting the interpreter was tired or had finished work. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Peskov: AP staff have no special communication with Putin during vacation — Вечерняя Москва
- Kremlin officials say Putin uses only special communications — Вести
Key entities
More on Vladimir Putin
- Students in the 9th grade planning to enter colleges may only take…
- Ukraine Orders Ceasefire Amid U.S. Diplomatic Push
- Trump: Putin Won't Attack NATO
More on Dmitry Peskov
- Putin Returns to Moscow After Far East and SCO Trip
- Putin to attend Moscow Day events
- U.S. envoys visit Moscow, Kyiv amid ceasefire push