Overview
- Journalistic probes by Systema and RFE/RL say at least three near‑identical offices exist at Novo‑Ogaryovo, Sochi, and Valdai.
- Visual forensics—such as door‑handle height, wall seams, ventilation design, and wood grain—flagged appearances mislabeled as Novo‑Ogaryovo that were filmed in Sochi.
- Reporters examined roughly 700 event records plus hours of the TV program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.” to map distinct filming sites.
- Systema reports that many meetings were pre‑recorded and released later, citing at least five from spring taped earlier and at least seven older videos posted since August.
- Systema also says 29 of 30 appearances from January to September 2025 were shot at Valdai, with one case highlighted by travel documents contradicting a broadcast location, and the Kremlin has not confirmed the findings.