Is Kreml boss Vladimir Putin more about security or luxury when he drives through Russia in a armored train? The vehicle was manufactured in 2018, has 20 cars and is used by the Kremlin chief for important meetings.
Fitness and wellness for Vladimir Putin on a luxurious train?
Dieluxurious environment, in which the head of state allegedly moves, a 5-star hotel could be compared. Vladimir Putin's private life and his public image are carefully protected. Nevertheless, the Russian investigation group Dossier Center based in London has exclusively procured a number of documents and photos. These also received CNN, the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the German public broadcasters NDR and WDR. The recently leaked documents reveal details about the confidential vehicle and indicate that the "sports rehabilitation car" is not used by anyone, but by Putin himself.
Although photos of meetings in the magnificent meeting room of the train have already been published by the Russian government, the interiors of the remaining 20 wagons were a strictly kept secret. The Dossier Center claims that the leaked documents come from an insider of the Russian company that has completed the train. The photos show a luxurious gym, a spa and a kind of doctor's office designed for Vladimir Putin. This also includes letters in which equipment for railway wagons, including fitness equipment, is associated with civil servants at the highest level of the Russian government.
Full equipment on wheels
Mikhail KHodorkovsky is a former Russian oil magnate living in exile, who supports the Dossier Center and became a Kremlin critic. At the time of the photos taken, one of the luxury wagons was equipped with weights made in Italy and resistance devices. These were then apparently replaced by the devices of an American company.
Through the door, further down on the train, there is a complete beauty center, which is equipped with a massage table and all possible high-tech beauty devices. According to a leaked document, a radio frequency device for skin tightening is also part of it. The room itself is equipped in such a way that the use of listening devices is prevented. Finally, the tiled bathroom has a complete Turkish steam bath and a shower.
The KREML decidedly rejected the results of the Dossier Center and told CNN: "President Wladimir Putin does not use such a train and he is not his property." CNN also asked the manufacturer of the Zircon Service Zircon Service and the Russian Railways for a comment, but no answer.
On November 2, 2018, there was a meeting to evaluate the remaining work on the sports car with the number 021-78630. The protocol of this meeting shows that in addition to the leaders of Zircon Service and Russian Railways, ten employees of the federal security service were also present. This is the organization commissioned to protect the Russian president.
