The Latest Breaking News from Gleb Karakulov

Putin’s plane escorted by four Su-35 fighter jets on rare trip out of Russia to Middle East

Increasingly isolated world leader faces arrest warrant from International Criminal Court on international soil over his war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

‘Ghost trains’ and armoured limos: how Vladimir Putin travels in secret luxury

Images of the interior of Vladimir Putin’s luxury train, equipped with anti-ageing machines and a Turkish bath, have been leaked for the first time – offering a rare glimpse into the Russian president’s day-to-day life.

The Week · Jul 13, 2023

The secret network of tunnels under ‘paranoid’ Putin’s bunker

Russian president understood to have huge underground lair built beneath his palace by the Black Sea

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

‘He’s a war criminal’: Elite Putin security officer defects

Gleb Karakulov, an officer in Putin’s secretive personal security service, defected in October

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Putin officer defects and says ‘paranoid’ president lives in a bunker and is terrified of Covid

Gleb Karakulov said he has fled Russia over the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Paranoid Vladimir Putin never uses phone and stays in his bunker, defector says

Federal Guard Service captain Gleb Karakulov, 35, revealed how Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin is paranoid about his personal security, and because he's so scared of being assassinated, he stays "in his bunker"

Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2023