Putin Appoints His Billionaire Niece Anna Tsivileva as Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation
In a move that has garnered significant attention, Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed his niece, billionaire Anna Tsivileva, as Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. This decision, detailed in an official decree published on Russia's legal acts portal, positions Tsivileva in a crucial role within the nation's defense structure. Anna Tsivileva, previously known as Anna Putina, is married to Sergey Tsivilyev, Russia's Minister of Energy. Sergey Tsivilyev assumed his ministerial role in May after serving as the governor of the Kemerovo Region. Tsivileva has been reported by investigative outlet Agentstvo to be President Putin's second cousin, further intertwining the complexities of familial and political ties within the Russian elite. Adding to the prominence of the appointment, Pavel Fradkov, the youngest son of Mikhail Fradkov—Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies and former Prime Minister and chief of foreign intelligenc...
