Who is Gleb Karakulov? Vladimir Putin’s protection officer defects

Karakulov also offered new details about Putin’s paranoia, including that he prefers to avoid airplanes and travel on a special armored train. He said Putin ordered the construction of a bunker at the Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan outfitted with a secure communications line in October. The Dossier Center said Karakulov is the highest-ranking intelligence official to defect since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It added that it had cross-referenced the details of his biography against Russian government records and other open sources to confirm his passport and FSO work identity card.