A paranoid Vladimir Putin fears being poisoned by his entourage and has taken to travelling in a specially-made armoured train because he is scared his presidential plane will be shot out of the sky.
As the war in Ukraine stretches on the Russian premiere's anxiety has only increased, says a former KGB colleague.
The whistleblower, who attended spying school with the Russian dictator, says Putin is concerned over a “meat grinder” struggle for power inside his circle.