Overview
- The leaked European intelligence dossier, reported Monday by CNN and shared via the outlet Important Stories, says new rules bar close staff from public transport and internet‑enabled phones, add double screening for visitors, and place surveillance in staff homes, and its details have not been independently verified.
- The report says Putin now spends extended stretches in renovated bunkers, especially in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region, while state media uses pre‑recorded footage as security officials cut his travel and halt visits to military sites this year.
- After the December 22, 2025 car‑bomb killing of Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov in Moscow, a tense Kremlin meeting led to the Federal Protective Service expanding protection to 10 additional senior commanders, according to the dossier.
- The assessment links coup risk to Security Council secretary Sergei Shoigu’s lingering influence, noting the March 5 arrest of his former deputy Ruslan Tsalikov; Russia’s Investigative Committee said Tsalikov faces embezzlement, money‑laundering and bribery charges.
- Security concerns now shape public-facing measures, with this year’s May 9 Victory Day parade set to proceed without heavy weaponry and with temporary mobile service disruptions reported in major cities this week.