FILE PHOTO: Russian president Vladimir Putin. © Sputnik / Alexander Kazakov
Russian president Vladimir Putin does not plan to keep private accounts on social media, reported on Monday the spokesperson for the Kremlin Dmitry Pieskov agency TASS.
The president is "present on social media" through authoritative Kremlin channels, but does not intend to engage personally due to the fact that "as he has repeatedly said, it is not his specialty" – explained Dozkov.The Ombudsman noted earlier that Kremlin employees inform Putin about trends on the Internet, and his household and friends besides occasionally share information with him.In 2017, Putin said that his agenda lacks time to browse the internet.He added that all free minute is better spent on exercises and another activities that aid him relax."I organise my agenda so that I can find time for creative development, specified as listening to music, sports or talking to friends" – he said."If you don't have time for this, you won't find it for anything."Putin is besides known for his dislike of mobile phones – something that his supporters consider crucial safety asset.
Documents revealed in 2015 by NSA informant Edward Snowden revealed that the United States had been eavesdropping the phones of abroad leaders, including close allies specified as the then German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/625652-putin-no-social-media/
