Putin completely stopped public trips in Russia due to attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, report says

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Putin completely stopped public trips in Russia due to attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, report says

After returning from China, Vladimir Putin did not visit any Russian region, although in past years such visits were the norm, according to the Moscow Times citing [the Russian independent media outlet] Agentstvo.

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The pause in his movements around the country against the backdrop of more frequent attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine grew to 196 days - a record that exceeds even the Covid isolation (the previous record was set in 2020 - 132 days). The last time Putin traveled outside the regions with main residences was on November 6, 2025 - then he visited Samara on a one-day visit. Since then, all his public events have taken place only in Moscow, the Moscow region or St. Petersburg, the publication notes.

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The main reason for the cessation of travel within the country is the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempt to strike at Putin’s Valdai residence at the end of 2025, which was announced by the Russian authorities. At the same time, world leaders, including Donald Trump, then doubted the reliability of this information, but a Project source close to the Kremlin said that Putin was then seriously afraid for his life.

European intelligence services, in turn, are also recording unprecedented security measures around Putin. As CNN reported, citing a report from one of the special services, the Kremlin fears not only drone strikes, but also a military coup, the possible organizer of which is called Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu. Against this background, Putin’s security, according to intelligence data, has sharply reduced the list of places that he previously visited regularly, including residences in the Moscow region and Valdai.

According to Financial Times [FT] sources, Putin is now spending weeks in underground bunkers, and state media are publishing pre-recorded videos. Fears intensified after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the Americans and the Ukrainian Operation Web, when UAVs were launched from Russian territory at strategic airfields, FT interlocutors said.

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