A collage of Vladimir Putin’s meetings in nearly identical offices across different residences, as analyzed by the investigative project Sistema.
All three rooms replicate the same layout, furniture, wall paneling, and even small decorative details like door handles and folders.
Investigators analyzed years of Kremlin media footage, procurement documents, and leaked travel data to track where Putin was actually located.
Comparison of Putin’s offices in Novo‑Ogaryovo, Sochi, and Valdai, showing differences in wall panel alignment behind the Russian coat of arms.
(Source: Sistema/RFE RL) Thermostat placement varies across Putin’s replicated offices in Novo‑Ogaryovo, Sochi, and Valdai, used by investigators to identify each location.
The investigation concludes that the Kremlin’s use of cloned offices and false location reporting has become an institutionalized practice.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Vladimir Putin may launch an attack on NATO even before the war in Ukraine ends. »