A source at Russia's
Federal Guard Service (FSO), which is in charge of safeguarding Kremlin
communications and protecting President Vladimir
Putin, claimed that the return to typewriters has been prompted by
the publication of secret documents by WikiLeaks,
the whistle-blowing website, as well as Edward Snowden, the fugitive US
intelligence contractor.
The FSO is looking to spend 486,000 roubles – around £10,000 – on a number of
electric typewriters, according to the site of state procurement agency, zakupki.gov.ru.
The notice included ribbons for German-made Triumph Adlew TWEN 180
typewriters, although it was not clear if the typewriters themselves were
this kind.
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