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| Vladimir Putin and the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow |
-On Friday
(27/05) the arrival of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia.
-Dubious the
transition of President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
-Security
measures ala Hollywood by the elite of Russian agents who are already in Halkidiki.
Article by Polychronis Kasidis
Journalist of the European Parliament
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Draconian security measures, which
are reminiscent American cinema films, have already begun by the Russian
security services and even, according to my valid information, is already in
Halkidiki a security group of Russian president for his safety.
The reason of the visit to the
Athonite state of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Head of Russian
Church is the completion of 1000 years of the Russian presence in the “Garden
of Virgin Mary” (Mount Athos).
In the early morning hours of
Monday, landed at "Makedonia" airport of Thessaloniki a large sized
transport aircraft Ilyushin Il-76MD (russian-made type) of the Russian Air Force which came from Moscow, carrying in Halkidiki three identical armored
presidential limousines. They will be used for the transportation of Vladimir
Putin, without anyone being able to know in which of the three limousines will
be the president on board, as well as heavy weapons and electronic equipment.
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| Landing of Ilyushin Il-76MD transport aircraft of Russian Air Force at Thessaloniki "Makedonia" Airport. |
In parallel with the Ilyushin
Il-76MD, landed at Thessaloniki airport at the same time the aircraft type
Ilyushin Il-96-300 of the Russian government which carried modern electronic
equipment that will stretch electronic security net around the points during
the duration of movements of Vladimir Putin on Mount Athos, where the devices
will be in accompanying vehicles.
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| Landing of Ilyushin Il-96-300 aircraft of Russian government at Thessaloniki "Makedonia" Airport. |
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These devices have the ability to
shoot down any threatening drones and also providing security to the president
talks. Another reason that these devices are necessary is due to the drones
can’t be detected by conventional radar and they can carry explosives. This has
the effect of making any steps to preclude the possibility of this asymmetric
threat.
The team members of Russia with
special training in the protection of No2 most powerful man on the planet, they
have done already sighting of "Macedonia" airport of Thessaloniki,
where the presidential aircraft will land on Saturday (28/05) and then, Putin
will continue his journey to the Mount Athos in Halkidiki.
The presidential guard, equivalent
of US "Secret Service", will accompany Vladimir Putin at every
step from men who have been trained in the elite special forces of Russia, i.e.
the famous "Spetsnaz", whose members are called in Russia as
"supermen". Of these, at least 70 "commando" with black
costumes will accompany the president on scheduled visits to Athens on Friday
in the meeting with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and on Mount Athos
on Saturday.
The Russian spy group, which is
already in Halkidiki, has started the "preparatory actions" under
preventive security measures on Mount Athos. This is because they want to be
sure that it will not happen anything unexpected during the pilgrimage of
Vladimir Putin.
For security reasons, on Saturday
Putin will travel from Ouranoupoli (the last village of Halkidiki before the
entrance on Mount Athos) to Dafni (the central port of Mount Athos) with
ultra-high speed boat of St. Panteleimon Monastery (The Russian Monastery of
Mount Athos). In the capital of Mount Athos, Karyes, will become the formal
welcoming of the Russian President.
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The scheduled route of Vladimir Putin on Saturday from Ouranoupoli to Dafni
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| The port of Ouranopouli, Halkidiki |
Then, Vladimir Putin will travel
first by bus for pilgrimage of the Skete of Virgin Mary’s Dormition, known as
Vogoroditsa which belongs to the Monastery of St. Panteleimon. There, the
Russian President and the Patriarch of Moscow will greet the aged 101 years
abbot father Jeremias and the monk father Makarios, who is his "right
hand".
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| The Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos from above |
In the Monastery of St. Panteleimon
will be already from Friday the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, where a large number of bishops of the Patriarchate will accompany him. Immediately after
his arrival on Mount Athos in Karyes, Patriarch Kirill will go to Vogoroditsa, which has
recently been renovated, in order to see that everything is ready for the visit
of the Russian president the next day. Furthermore, the Patriarch of Moscow
will visit the Skete of Paleomonastiro and that it belongs to the Monastery of
St. Panteleimon and it is recently renovated.
The Holy Supervision has not received the program of the visit of Vladimir Putin yet. However, they estimate that for security reasons it will be sent to the end of the week.
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| The central port of Mount Athos in Dafni |
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| The previous formal visit of Vladimir Putin on Mount Athos in 2012. |
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| The previous formal visit of Vladimir Putin on Mount Athos in 2012. |
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| The previous formal visit of Vladimir Putin on Mount Athos in 2012. |
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| The previous formal visit of Vladimir Putin on Mount Athos in 2012. |
