Kremlin Security Measures Intensify as Visitors Must Surrender Analog Watches to Meet Putin

Security protocols around Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached new levels of paranoia, with visitors now required to surrender even analog watches before meetings. The heightened security measures come as Ukraine continues to eliminate Russian soldiers at a faster pace than the Kremlin can mobilize new forces. The war, now in its 217th week, has seen Russia struggle to maintain adequate troop levels as Ukrainian forces maintain pressure on multiple fronts. The increasingly strict security protocols reflect growing concerns within the Russian leadership about potential threats, even from basic timepieces that could theoretically be modified for surveillance or other purposes.