Journalist Kir Simmons asked the head of state whether he would expect from his successor "the same protection" that was offered to former President Boris Yeltsin.
“I don’t even think about it, these are questions of generally tertiary importance.
The most important thing is the fate of the country and its people, ”Putin replied.
His words are quoted by the press service of the Kremlin.
Also during the interview, the president said that he linked his fate with the fate of the country and for him in life there is no other, more significant task than strengthening Russia.