Russian media and finance tycoon Yury Kovalchuk is building his power base in the Kremlin as he seeks to anoint a successor to President Vladimir Putin and potentially take over Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s notorious troll farm
“He won politically against his chief competitor Patrushev, as it was his ultimate failure to prevent the coup,” Mr Gallyamov toldRegime elites are jockeying for position and discussing succession plans after the mutiny that has weakened Mr Putin, says Mr Gallyamov, adding that Mr Kovalchuk appears to have won the support of influential figures such as former prime minister, Sergey Kirienko.
The oligarch has become “the de facto second man in Russia, the most influential among the president’s entourage,” according to Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar, author ofMr Kovalchuk is trusted by Mr Putin, who held the wedding of his daughter Katerina Tikhonova at one of his resorts,. He is thought to have the best chance of brokering a deal for the president to step down before the election next year.
Mr Kovalchuk would not seek the presidency himself but exercise power behind a chosen candidate. Mr Gallyamov says there appears to be “consensus” forming aroundThe tycoon’s moves include a play for Mr Prigozhin’s now-troubled media interests, according to Russian media reports. Pro-Trump websites such as USAReally.com were alleged to be linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Internet Research Agency troll farm
The warlord amassed a media empire including the Federal News Agency outlet, and the Internet Research Agency,“Gentlemen, we interfered, we are interfering and we will interfere,”Many the Wagner chief’s business offices
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