05 December 2022
17:20
Vladimir Putin – Russian politician. Born on October 7, 1952 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. Through was persuaded to attack Ukraine by Russian billionaire Yuriy Kovalchuk,” Israeli media reported.
According to an anonymous former Moscow intelligence officer, the businessman and politician are very close. “They spend a lot of time together. Kovalchuk, in conversations with the head of state, constantly hinted to him that the West is weak, that with a war against Ukraine, Russia will prove itself to be the first power in the world and protect its security national and territorial sovereignty”, also wrote the edition citing the source.
“The talks took place in 2020. At that time, the master of the Kremlin had isolated himself from the outside world due to the coronavirus pandemic, which covered the Earth,” Migneuz added.
“The two are almost the same age: the oligarch is 71 and the president is 70. They were born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Kovalchuk and Putin most likely met in the early 1990s, when they became close at home in an elite villa settlement in the Priozersky district, near St. Petersburg,” the country’s Middle Eastern media added.
“Kovalchuk owns the main block of shares in one of the largest banks in his country, Rossiya. He also has shares in the social network VKontakte and media groups. The billionaire has become the owner of a wine production plant on the Black Sea peninsula of Ukraine occupied Crimea in 2014,” Migneuz said.
“Because of his proximity to the president of Russia, Kovalchuk is called Putin’s banker,” the media stressed.
“According to Kremlin opposition circles, the billionaire is the second person in Russia after the country’s president,” the publication added.
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