Putin Security Network Hardened as AI Video Analysis Raises Global Alarm

Tamara Ceaikovski

The Kremlin restricted parts of a special surveillance system protecting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his closest aides amid fears that adversaries could use advanced AI -enabled tools to track and target officials. The Financial Times ( FT ), citing two people familiar with the matter, said the measures were prompted by concerns that intelligence techniques similar to those used against Iranian officials could be replicated in Russia, potentially enabling foreign services to pinpoint