Weak point. The story of how Putin became afraid of Sochi Alexey Korostelev, Mikhail Rubin, October 7, 2024 During his 24 years as president, Vladimir Putin acquired a truly royal way of life, habits and traditions. And the paradox: he started a war that began to harm these habits. Now the head of state has lost the opportunity to fly to the Black Sea and was even left without the home that he loved very much.