Russian President Vladimir Putin gets his information from intelligence reports and does not use a handheld device for communications, according to a former Federal Guard Service engineer who recently defected from Russia.
said his work involved installing secure communications in jets, helicopters, yachts and a special train used by Mr. Putin for covert travel.
Train travel is less conspicuous because aircraft are easily tracked by foreign spy services and Mr. Putin has increased train travel since theMr. Putin also employs a secure telephone booth for communications to avoid electronic interception of his talks. Mr. Putin has an assistant who travels with him who oversees monitoring the internet, handling a laptop computer and access to communications networks, he said. The Russian leader, it turns out, is something of a technophobe.
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