Re: Xi and Putin's bodyguards

On Fri, 14 Jun 2024, JAB wrote:

On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:14:48 +0200, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
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No, I think he organises his court based on medieval patterns. He has
tasters, spectrometers and other equipment for that.

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He's paranoid of others taking him out.
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French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he
take a Russian COVID-19 test when he arrived to see President Vladimir
Putin this week, to prevent Russia getting hold of Macron's DNA, two
sources in Macron's entourage told Reuters.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Macron had declined the
test and said Russia had no problem with this, but it meant that a
6-metre (20 feet) distance from Putin was required in order to protect
the Kremlin leader's health.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-kept-macron-distance-snubbing-covid-demands-sources-2022-02-10/

Yep... his mind is going. We can only hope that it will get worse over time so that he overrides his generals with disastrous decisions so that Ukraine will win the war.