The Quiet Technocrat Who Enacts Putin’s Ruthless Agenda.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-sergei-kiriyenko.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dU8.egY0.VwSb7fxAjqrG&smid=nytcore-android-share
#russia #kiriyenko #ukraine #putin #geopolitics @geopolitics
#Kiriyenko
For >3 years, #Putin has leaned on #Kiriyenko, 63, to manage the political aspects of the #Ukraine #war. Cracking down on domestic #opposition. Expanding the Kremlin’s control of the #internet. Pushing Putin’s narrative into Russian #schools & #culture. Shaping #propaganda & governance in occupied Ukraine. Attempting to legitimize #Russia’s #LandGrab.
Despite his modest title of first deputy chief of staff to #Putin, #Kiriyenko represents an underappreciated aspect of how the Russian president exercises #power, forming part of a cadre of skilled, loyal & opportunistic managers who direct the sprawling apparatus of the Russian state.
…#Kiriyenko is the man who turns President Vladimir V. #Putin’s ideas into action.
As the Russian leader wages war, Kiriyenko oversees wide-ranging government efforts to tighten Putin’s grip on #Russia & on occupied #Ukraine. He has also recently gained new #power inside the Kremlin, taking over much of the portfolio of another #Putin aide who disagreed with the invasion of Ukraine.
The Quiet #Technocrat Who Enacts #Putin’s Ruthless Agenda
For three years, Sergei V. #Kiriyenko has handled the political aspects of the #war in #Ukraine, rising among a cadre of skilled managers who oversee the sprawling Russian state.
#Russia
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-sergei-kiriyenko.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dE8.aIem.pz6baux9Zt_L&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Insightful @meduzaproject reporting on the state of #ldpr under #slutsky, who is not a character for inner-party integration. Yet, #kiriyenko and the pres admin are now actively supporting the party to displace #kprf, as the latter is harder to control. https://storage.googleapis.com/gsc-link/1a0b5dc2.html
An insightful glimpse into the workings and strategies of the #kremlin when it comes to societal niches and how to engage them. Enter the "new people" party that proudly welcomed their curator #kiriyenko at their convention.
https://ridl.io/new-people-and-kremlin-men/
The son of the deputy head of the presidential administration Sergei #Kiriyenko, Vladimir, continues to invest in the West, despite sanctions.
Who is Sergei #Kiriyenko, Russian hawk in touch with Elon Musk?
The WSJ reported #ElonMusk, US-based #oligarch with extensive influence on US politics, had been in regular contact with #Putin since late 2022.
The revelation came weeks after reports that similar calls were potentially made by former U.S. President Donald #Trump, the current Republican Party nominee who is heavily backed by #Musk.
#traitors #HybridWar #RussianAggression #PutinPuppet #Russian
ℹ Since arriving at the #kremlin, Sergei #Kiriyenko’s job has been to make sure the moscovian people see only what #putin wants them to see
Now #US prosecutors say he is trying to do the same for #America
On Wednesday, the #US Justice Department named #Kiriyenko as the curator of some 30 internet domains that were being used by the government of #russia to spread false information ⏩
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/putin-aide-russia-propaganda-us-election-3b3ef3d2 #News
Last month, the #DOJ said in an affidavit that #Kiriyenko had created some 30 internet domains to spread Russian #disinformation, including on #Musk’s #X, where it was meant to erode support for #Ukraine & manipulate American voters ahead of the presidential #election.
…One current & one fmr #intelligence source said that Musk & Putin have continued to have contact…into this year as Musk began stepping up his criticism of the #US military aid to #Ukraine & became involved in #Trump’s campaign.
#russia is developing a #wechat-style all-purpose app around #VK to strengthen control & surveillance over citizens' lives.
The project is curated by #kiriyenko & #kovalchuk family offspring, highlighting ongoing elite reproduction. @phidietrich
https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/russia-purports-build-fully-controlled-state-run-it-ecosystem?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DGAP%20Weekly%2023112023%20Nicht-Mitglieder%20NEU&utm_content=DGAP%20Weekly%2023112023%20Nicht-Mitglieder%20NEU+CID_08387ef028332b74fc90c6322a413f0c&utm_source=DGAP%20Newsletter&utm_term=Externe%20Publikation%20von%20Philipp%20Dietrich
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