Paranoid Vladimir Putin is insisting that officials summoned to him for one-on-one meetings must surrender their wristwatches.
The dictator evidently fears a James Bond-style assassination bid.
Recent meetings show top functionaries all without watches during audiences with the Kremlin dictator.
The move is seen as a “security measure” amid reports that Putin, 73, fears assassination or a coup from within his regime.
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Recently, meetings with Tambov region governor Yevgeny Pervyshov and the Mordovia governor Artyom Zdunov show both men without watches, although they normally wear them.
This suggests a high level of mistrust by Putin for officials he chose and appointed.
“Phones have long been banned, and now watches have been added to the restrictions — both electronic and mechanical,” a source told We Can Explain news outlet.
The measures came into force “in mid-April”.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
