During a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the defense industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin joked about placing his seat away from others.This was reported by RIA Novosti.“Are you sitting far away? "Are you afraid of me or are they protecting me from you?" Putin asked.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu answered this question: "Vladimir Vladimirovich, we are afraid of you."It should be noted that the placement of Putin's chair at a distance was due to special sanitary measures in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.