Putin appointed his former bodyguard to take over Russia's military response to the Kursk invasion, local lawmaker says
Russian leader Vladimir Putin selected his aide and former chief bodyguard to oversee the Kremlin's defense of Kursk, ...
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Nice Work If You Can Get It: Putin's Protectors Promoted
the Federal Protection Service (bonus points if you’ve saved Vladimir Putin from a bear). At least seven former Putin bodyguards now hold various top jobs in government.
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The Unsolved Mystery Behind the Act of Terror That Brought Putin to Power
Thallium is the substance also believed to have been used in the poisoning of Roman Tsepov, Putin’s former bodyguard, in September 2004. Shchekochikhin had been a friend of mine since the 1980s.
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Putin tells Oliver Stone he is pleased with work of his bodyguards
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with controversial ... attempts and was pleased with the work of his bodyguards. Duing the conversation, Stone told the Russian leader that ...
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RFE/RL's Infographics
At least seven former Putin bodyguards now hold various top jobs in government. The Kakhovka Dam on Ukraine's Dnieper River was destroyed on June 6, 2023, causing unprecedented flooding and ...
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Putin's National Guard to protect Russian regional leaders
The National Guard, launched last year, is headed by Mr Putin's ex-bodyguard Viktor Zolotov, a longstanding ally. Mr Putin has appointed 11 new governors ahead of a March presidential election.