FSO bans wristwatches at Putin meetings amid security clampdown
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Russia’s Federal Protective Service reportedly barred officials from wearing wristwatches during meetings with Vladimir Putin, effective mid-April, after phones were already restricted; the rule reportedly does not apply to close associates, and Putin has occasionally removed his own watch, with speculation that heightened security concerns following assassination fears prompted the move.
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