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Vladimir Putin met with his former schoolteacher Vera Gurevich for dinner in Moscow, where he confirmed his identity after she expressed uncertainty. Gurevich, now 92, was driven away for dinner in the Kremlin in a car escorted by security vehicles.
Vera Gurevich, Vladimir Putin’s former schoolteacher, expressed her astonishment at his transformation into a prominent political figure, stating, “Honestly, I could never imagine that it’d be Vladimir Putin who’d become president.” Additionally, according to an unnamed Western intelligence agency cited by Russian news outlet Important Stories, since March 2026, there have been heightened concerns within the Kremlin about potential coup attempts and the use of drones for assassination attempts against Putin.
Following the dinner with Vera Gurevich, Vladimir Putin is living and working in multiple bunkers due to heightened security concerns stemming from fears of a coup attempt, as reported by an unnamed Western intelligence agency. The Kremlin has noted worries about a potential assassination attempt using drones, further increasing security around the President.
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Vladimir Putin’s former schoolteacher seemed leery of the Russian president while meeting with him at an arranged dinner.
In a carefully stage-managed meeting, Putin arrived at teacher Vera Gurevich’s Moscow hotel to take her out for dinner.
While meeting him, the former teacher, now 92, peered uncertainly at his face and asked him doubtfully: ‘Is that you?’
Putin smiled and replied: ‘Yes, it’s me. It’s me.’
Her remarks have reignited a debate about Putin’s use of body doubles amid security fears.
Still, after the President confirmed it was him, Gurevich kissed him as he handed her a large bouquet.
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Putin kissed his old teacher after reuniting (Picture: AP)
Putin’s retired teacher, who also taught him German, was bundled into the back of the Aurus and driven away for dinner in the Kremlin, escorted by security vehicles.
Gurevich has previously revealed how, aged 16, Putin slaughtered a duck on a school trip before it was cooked for dinner.
She said: ‘He pulled a blanket over himself, covering his head completely. He said: ‘Bring in the unfortunate one, lay her head so that, without seeing her, I can sever her head with a single blow.’’
The retired teacher also revealed that as a schoolboy, Putin ‘wasn’t particularly interested in girls at all.’
She said: ‘Honestly, I could never imagine that it’d be Vladimir Putin who’d become president, head of our great state. He’s a talented man, but I’ve always thought he’d make a lawyer.’
Putin gave his former teacher a large bouqet of flowers (Picture: east2west)
Putin has been increasingly worried about his security, having retreated to living and working in many bunkers amid fears of a new coup, Western intelligence found.
Security has been massively increased around Putin, who has abandoned his favourite palaces, fearing they could be targets of drone strikes by his own entourage.
The new analysis cites an unnamed Western intelligence agency and was first revealed by Russian news outlet Important Stories.
‘Since the beginning of March 2026, the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin have been concerned about a leak of sensitive information and, at the same time, about the risk of a plot or coup attempt against the Russian president,’ it’s been claimed.
‘In particular, he fears the use of drones for a possible assassination attempt by members of the Russian political elite.’
Putin’s Security Council Secretary, Sergei Shoigu, who was Minister of Defence for the first years of the war, is allegedly associated with the risk of a coup attempt.
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