Lyudmila Narusova leaves the Federation Council, which may indicate Putin's break with his past, alongside the disfavor of criminal authority Ilya Traber.

Lyudmila Narusova leaves the Federation Council, which may indicate Putin's break with his past, alongside the disfavor of criminal authority Ilya Traber.

@meduzalive 22 Jun 2026, 10:00

Ilya Traber, a businessman from St. Petersburg, has been arrested, and Lyudmila Narusova, the widow of the city's first mayor, may leave the Federation Council, raising questions about Vladimir Putin's ties to his criminal past in St. Petersburg.

@meduzalive 22 Jun 2026, 09:53