Vladimir Putin says dozens in Kremlin inner circle have Covid

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Peter Zeihan
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The Russian elite is under 100 people. If Covid knocks off a few of them, it is a national security crisis.

Vladimir Putin says dozens in Kremlin inner circle have Covid
Russian president, 68, self-isolating after announcing outbreak among members of his entourage
theguardian.com
5:33 AM · Sep 16, 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/16/vladimir-putin-says-dozens-in-kremlin-inner-circle-have-covid?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has said dozens of people in his inner circle at the Kremlin have tested positive for coronavirus, which has affected more than 7 million people in the badly-hit country.

Earlier this week, the 68-year-old Putin said he was self-isolating after announcing an outbreak among members of his entourage.

“Cases of the coronavirus were detected in my inner circle. Not just one or two but several dozen people,” Putin said, speaking via video link at a meeting of a Moscow-led security alliance.

Putin had been due to attend the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, in person, but instead joined remotely.

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. Putin's mansions have safe rooms where he can isolate

I wonder if Putin is being paranoid

[tinrobot]

2. His rivals died suddenly of "covid"

Just like some "accidentally" fell from a high window.

Seems like another convenient way to maintain your grip on power. Pardon me for being suspicious.

[lagomorph777]

3. So he's copying Trump's protocols...

..and results?