This is Putin's morning routine: he hates getting up early and never starts work without doing this sport

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is very jealous of his privacy, but from time to time leaks occur about the details of the Russian autocrat's personal life.

The British writer Ben Judah has published a book where he reveals some of these secrets. For example, those that have to do with Putin's routines when he gets up.

The first thing the Russian president does as soon as he gets up is swim for two hours. It is during this exercise that you take the opportunity to think about your important issues and strategies.

While many world leaders are known to be early risers, the same cannot be said for Putin, who, Judah writes, doesn't get up until noon.

His favorite breakfast is quail eggs with freshly squeezed juice and coffee, writes Judah. On the other hand, the president's meals are previously tasted by a food tester, for fear of being poisoned.

After the two hours of swimming, Putin sometimes also performs routines in the gym. A few hours pass before Putin finally arrives at work, and members of his team carry paper reports to his desk, where there is no computer.

Putin conducts his affairs on paper arranged in red files for fear of cyberattacks, and makes his phone calls on Soviet-era telephones.

The overlord then turns his attention to the news of the day and specifically enjoys reading a specific column about him written by Andrey Kolesnikov in the Russian newspaper Kommersant.

“He is obsessed with information,” writes Judah. “The thicker, fatter folders you ask for are not intelligence reports: they are press clippings,” he says.

“Your hands first open the compendium of the Russian press. The most important newspapers are in front: the obsequious national tabloids. These are the most important, with their millions of readers,” he concludes.