The French President Refused A Covid Test While In Russia Because He...

[sandyRoe]

...feared it could be used to obtain a sample of his DNA.
Why would that be a worry?

[ToraToraTora]

perhaps he's worried they'll clone him!

[LadyCG]

Wouldn't put anything past the Russians.

[sunny-dave]

Standard practice for cautious heads of state - I remember Bill Clinton visiting Ireland - every glass he drank a Guinness from was taken by the Secret Service and destroyed.

Just think how easy it would be for the KGB to smear Macron (or whoever) with a nice DNA profile attached to the evidence of whichever call girl /boy comes forward with a claim ....

[Togo]

Or "solved" 3 murders, 5 rapes, and a drug smuggling case. I think we would be more concerned about him being cloned. He would love it ... the little narcissist.

[ichkeria]

With the added advantage he was able to sit well away from the Thing from the pit