Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Putin’s administrative directorate has spent billions of rubles on quarantining everyone who comes into contact with the Russian president, according to a new report from the BBC Russian Service. Pilots, healthcare workers, and even World War II veterans have all been put up in hotels in different parts of Russia to self-isolate on the government’s dime before coming into close proximity with Putin. The Kremlin’s spokesman says these expenses are all part and parcel of implementing quarantine measures.
Meduza: Russia spends billions on quarantining people who come into contact with Putin
An employee arranges traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls, Matryoshka dolls, depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin at a gift shop in Moscow on March 13, 2018.
