First Deputy Chief of Staff of the President Sergey Kiriyenko faces difficulties in protecting his appointees from arrests and conflicts with the FSB regarding the successor to Ramzan Kadyrov.

First Deputy Chief of Staff of the President Sergey Kiriyenko faces difficulties in protecting his appointees from arrests and conflicts with the FSB regarding the successor to Ramzan Kadyrov.

@meduzalive 19 Nov 2025, 12:50

The influence of Sergey Kiriyenko, the first deputy head of the presidential administration, is weakening as he fails to prevent the arrests of his appointees in the regions and conflicts with the FSB over candidates for the head of Chechnya.

@meduzalive 19 Nov 2025, 12:18