On March 15, Russian media close to the Russian leadership reported major changes in the Kremlin. Boris, the 46-year-old son of Russian billionaire Yuriy Kovalchuk, was appointed deputy head of the Control Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation. This is the Kremlin’s department that checks how regional authorities carry out the instructions of the Russian leader.
Experts suspect that Boris Kovalchuk may be being groomed as the next leader of Russia, Russian political strategist Stanislav Belkovsky reports on his Telegram blog.
Until recently, B. Kovalchuk headed the company “Inter RAO”, which controls dozens of power plants throughout the country. However, when the presidential elections began in Russia, it was decided to transfer him to the Kremlin. Let’s note that in the 90s, the post of deputy head of this department in the Kremlin was held by Putin. And he also received this position shortly before his presidency, dialog.ua writes.
It is important to note that J. Kovalchuk is Putin’s man. He is a member of the so-called “Ozero” cooperative, which Putin founded together with his friends in the 1990s. Forbes estimates that Kovalchuk’s wealth is close to $3 billion, but the billionaire’s true wealth is probably much higher. He is the “de facto” owner of the Kremlin’s extensive propaganda machine.
Belkovsky suspects that Kovalchuk Jr.’s goal is to become Russia’s president after Putin.
“Putin has actually named the first of his possible successors. And it is already clear that the successor will be from the generation of sons of the current state owners. Today (March 15 – ed.) 46-year-old Boris Kovalchuk (son of Yury Kovalchuk – Putin’s closest ally) was appointed deputy head of the presidential administration of the Main Control. It was in this administration that Putin’s own starry path to the top of Russian power began in 1997,” said the Russian political strategist.
2024-03-16 15:06:52
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