Pro-Kremlin posts falsely claim Putin travels without bodyguards

Social media users supportive of the Kremlin have circulated a video of Vladimir Putin meeting people in Siberia, suggesting he does so without a security detail. However, security experts confirm that the Russian president was accompanied by a substantial protective team during the August 11 visit to Novosibirsk. The footage actually shows a large security presence, contradicting the claim that he travels unprotected.