Putin said that from his youth he planned to work in state security agencies. According to him, he was told that he had to either get a higher education, preferably a law degree, or have at least three years of work experience.
“So, if I hadn’t gotten into university, I would have gone to serve in the army,” the Russian leader said. In early February, Putin said that secret documents related to the Great Patriotic War would continue to be declassified in Russia.