For Putin Watchers
" Vladimir Putin attended an Orthodox Church Christmas service by himself inside a Kremlin cathedral rather than joining other worshippers in a public celebration. Putin, wearing a blue jacket and a high-necked white sweater, was the sole worshipper and crossed himself several times before television coverage cut away to a public service in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. "
He'a avoiding appearing in public, and the TV crew are at a distance and not filming him walking.