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...Russia swiftly appointed executives from Rosneft, the state oil company led by Putin’s close ally Igor Sechin, to run the assets....
...Other heavyweight members of Mr Putin’s inner circle include Igor Sechin, the powerful chief executive of state oil firm Rosneft, Sergei Chemezov, head of state defence conglomerate Rostec, and Yuri Kovalchuk...
...Mr Putin’s circle of businessmen is dominated by Yuri Kovalchuk, the largest shareholder of Bank Rossiya, Gennady Timchenko, a shareholder in oil group Novatek and Arkady Rotenberg, a childhood friend of...
...Igor Sergun: Head of Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU) and deputy chief of general staff. 8....
...Igor Kalyapin Founded the Nizhny Novgorod Committee Against Torture in 2000....
...Another ally from St Petersburg, Yury Kovalchuk, whose Bank Rossiya indirectly controls Gazprombank, the country’s third biggest by assets, has sway over finance and media....
...Like Igor Shuvalov, the first deputy prime minister, Mr Chubais believes a prolonged period of low oil prices could have a silver lining in prompting these changes....
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