so, anderson, i think the best way to read it is perhaps looking at the target audiences for these individual activities. it really doesn t matter whether or not this ridiculous meeting happened or not. by the way, we don t have information except from mr. peskov, who is known for not stating the truth. but it doesn t matter. it s the message putin and the kre kremlin want to get out. there s great concern that the kremlin and putin himself, that prigozhin might have gotten a grip or found a niche for himself inside the russian population. remember the themes he was talking about, my boys are being killed, don t have enough guns and ammo, regardless of the fact that he was using them as fodder. that s something the russian people care about. we saw that two decades ago in the chechnyaen situation was going down, and the mothers of those killed started to protest in the streets and it was a serious problem. they have to do something about that. what they do is say, look, putin was bas
investigative group and shared with cnn all the more fascinating with the revelations it brings out about that train, and about how vladimir putin is treated behind closed doors. a rare glimpse inside putin s secret train, with leaked documents showing to cnn. how the kremlin leader travels amid increasingly tight security and luxury. he s surrounded by enemies, and psychologically, he wants to feel protected. reporter: from outside, train number one seems ordinary its heavily armored carriages perfectly disguised with russian
money, planning and constructing this armored presidential train? he s getting more and more enemies, committing more and more crimes. armor, the physical defense. reporter: there are signs that s an image the kremlin knows it should shape. recent weeks have seen putin more publicly engaged than he has been for years. but in his increasingly hostile world, the security and luxury of train number one may be sanctuary indeed. matthew, i mean, is he, you think, more concerned about threats from outside russia or from inside russia itself? i think it s almost certainly from inside russia. that seems to be what most
including a turkish steam beth and according to the dossier center, a fully equipped cosmetology suite with a massage table and high end beauty equipment. the kremlin disputes findings, telling cnn that president putin neither owns or uses a railway car like the one described but in the after math of a recent armed rebellion in russia in which putin s authority was threatened, the focus on his isolated existence is higher than ever. and the idea of putin being pampered as he traveled incognito by armored train underlines how strangely cloistered the kremlin leader has become, according to his former speech writer. why is it that you think that vladimir putin and the kremlin have spent such large sums of
as recently as last year, the kremlin was looking to upgrade the gym with american equipment to replace the italian machines originally installed. the former member of putin s personal protection service who says he fitted the train s secure communications equipment before defecting from russia told the dossier center, the kremlin leaders started traveling by train more regularly in the build up to the invasion of ukraine last year. but discretion for the russian president doesn t mean discomfort. leaked plans for the train also show a luxurious spa on board,