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 men who could succeed Vladimir Putin
Dyumin, 52, cut his teeth as Putin's bodyguard in the 1990s before ascending to play various roles inside the Russian state, including deputy director of the military intelligence bureau GRU ...
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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.
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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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Zelensky fires head of bodyguard after failed plot
Mr Malyuk said this week that the plot was due to culminate with a "gift to Putin" before his fifth term ... Individuals close to President Zelensky's bodyguard were meant to kidnap and kill ...