Putin family: Record 24 relatives in key state jobs, Proekt claims
Russian President Vladimir Putin has allegedly helped at least 24 of his close relatives secure high-level positions within state bodies.
This is according to the investigative publication Proekt, citing Meduza Live.
The families of Mr Putin’s daughters—Maria Vorontsova and Ekaterina Tikhonova—as well as his cousins, Evgeny and Igor Putin, and his female cousins, Lyubov Shelomova and Lyubov Kruglova, are all said to benefit from incomes linked to state institutions or companies, journalists claim.
Proekt further alleges that members of the families of four known partners have been given state jobs, including his ex-wife Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, Alina Kabaeva, Svetlana Krivonogikh, and Alisa Kharcheva.
The highest-ranking positions went to relatives from the family of the president’s cousin, Evgeny Putin. Anna Tsivileva, who is the president's niece, serves as the Deputy Minister of Defence, while her husband, Sergey, is the Minister of Energy. Mikhail Putin, Anna Tsivileva's brother, occupies a high-ranking position at the Gazprom company.
Proekt suggests that the number of relatives appointed to state roles represents a record among Russian leaders, dating back to the Romanov Dynasty. By comparison, the publication notes that President Boris Yeltsin, who was long associated with nepotism, appointed a maximum of five relatives to key posts.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
