Vladimir Putin is considering naming a former bodyguard who once saved his life as his official successor, a Pulitzer-winning Russian journalist has predicted. The dictator, 72, is thought to be ...

A notorious Russian warlord ally of Vladimir Putin ordered a teen's body to be displayed in a town ... Internal Affairs and the Russian National Guard, together with the FSB, must expel from ...

The state council is an advisory body chaired by Putin. Its role was formalised in 2020 but has long been moribund and it is not clear how much power Mr Dyumin will wield as its secretary.

But now questions are being raised about the role of his ties to Alexey Dyumin, Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard and current head of the State Council, in facilitating these deals. According to ...

Here’s why it matters Dyumin worked as the president's bodyguard for Putin's first and second terms from August 1999. He is one of his closest allies. He was born on August 28, 1972, in Kursk ...

Is there a successor to Putin? Media outlets worldwide suggest the dictator's former bodyguard might be groomed for this role. Aleksey Dyumin has been part of the Kremlin scene from the start ...