Vladimir Putin Among the Most Protected People in the World

With over 3000 bodyguards with armored cars and dedicated security units that gather information on perceived threats, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is undoubtedly the most protected person in the world. President Putin is guarded by the federal protective service like other political leaders in Russia, but the president’s protective personnel seem to be an entirely different bundle altogether.

Very little information is known about the workings of Putin’s arm in the federal protective service and it is confidential to an extent that only assumptions can be made on what they do. There is absolutely no public data on their activities and there are no publicly accessible reports.

Putin has been a controversial figure and a Centre of media attention since his first acting presidency. Just like some of his predecessors, it was noticed that Vladimir Putin had begun to develop a sense of personality cult around him. Even though there are no huge sculptures of him being out up, in his own power he has become an internet icon and has kept him in the public realm.

The political and financial corruption of his cabinet and the perception of the president is highly divided. This results in endless threats of demonstrations and assassination attempts. This is why it became very necessary for Putin to take care of his personal security in his own way.

One of the most protected billionaires in the world and former USA president, Donald Trump, is guarded by around 1000 bodyguards and has an annual budget of around 120 million USD for his protection. Have you heard of the Beast? It is the most secured car in the world and is believed to be bomb-proof. That car is used by Donald Trump.

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Trump is an American real estate businessman and former US President. The annual budget of Barrack Obama was 16 million USDs, but within 10 weeks of being in office, he had increased the budget to 29 million USD. Then in 2017, the US congress passed a federal bill that shelled out 120 million for President Trump and his family for a year. As Trump is a businessman as well, during his term he also visited his estates.

So, he constantly used to move between the white house and its extended estates. Moreover, Trump’s family preferred living outside the white house and therefore, extra security was needed for them.

Have you heard of Kim Jong-Un? This man would have come under the category of the most protected Presidents in the world, but since he is known to be a dictator, he is classified in the category of the most protected dictators in the world. Kim Jong-Un has always rocked controversy over time and the world is fascinated to know about him and his tyrannical rule.

Kim Jong-Un is always paranoid of his safety and therefore utmost of his protection. He has a personal secret service force protecting him from close and confined range and along with that, he also has his own army of 100,000 personnel with a command structure that communicates and reports directly to him. This unit is identified as the supreme guard command. And by the way, you won’t easily notice that his army is always surrounding him as they always virtually disappear into the background. This command unit is also used as his propaganda tool.

Kim Jong-Un is only trying to convey the idea of his importance that he is untouchable, but in reality, he is just trying to protect his regime from inside sabotage.

Queen Elizabeth II, the first UK Monarch to celebrate both the sapphire and the platinum Jubilee, is the most protected sovereign in the world. The Queen is protected by the Royal guard. The royal guard refers to soldiers and troops that you would most likely remember as a standing guard at the royal residences. Then there are foot guards that patrol the parameters of the royal residences. The budget of the Queen is something that we can’t even imagine. She has always kept her protection expenditure private.

Article by John Kachibo