Vladimir Putin: Interesting Facts and Questionable Stunts

He Collected Saliva From Muslim Women

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Before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Russia took extra precaution and ramped up their security, to the point that it was ethically highly questionable. Putin ordered for Russian officials to take saliva samples from orthodox Muslim women in Dagestan in order to gather their DNA.This way, on the off chance that one of them would perform a suicide bombing, they could be identified. Russia put this plan into action after a suicide attack in October 2013 when a Dagestani woman killed six people an wounded 30. She was a member of the suicide bombers the Black Widows which Putin feared before the start of the winter games.