Why Was Vladislav Surkov Arrested? Charges Against The Close Ally Of Russian President Vladimir Puti

May 2024 · 3 minute read

The arrest news of Vladislav Surkov, the founding father of Putinism and its key enablers, has shocked internet users following his detention in Moscow, Russia, and fans are keen to know why Vladislav Surkov got arrested.

Surkov, Vladislav Yuryevich (Russian: ладислав реви уркoв) is a Russian politician and businessman who was born on September 21, 1962, or 1964. He was the Russian Federation's Deputy Prime Minister from December 2011 to May 2013.  

From 1999 to 2011, he served as First Deputy Chief of the Russian Presidential Administration. During that time, he was widely regarded as the Kremlin's chief ideologist who proposed and implemented the notion of sovereign democracy in Russia.

Vladislav returned to the Presidential Executive Office after resigning and became Vladimir Putin's adviser on ties with Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Ukraine. In February 2020, he was relieved of his duties by presidential order.

Why Was Vladislav Surkov Arrested? Charges Against Russian Federation Ex-Deputy Chairman

Russian President Vladimir Putin's ex-assistant, Vladislav Surkov has been arrested in Moscow, Russia, according to former State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev. The ex-deputy chairman of the Russian Federation is being placed under house arrest, according to sources. 

According to recent reports, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko authorized foreign sniper troops to fire on protestors in Kyiv, a year ago, killing several.

Furthermore, Vladislav Surkov stated that phone records revealed regular conversations between Yanukovich and Russian security agencies, implying a clear Russian role in the shootings.

Vladislav Surkov is reportedly arrested. For years he ran Russian domestic politics and later Kremlin's policy in Ukraine. On Feb 15 he published an article calling for the war to reannex Ukraine, Belarus and Baltics. Today I'll discuss his role in Putin's rise to Presidency🧵 pic.twitter.com/PcYtE2I9Nk

— Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani) April 12, 2022

Only a few days earlier, the director of state security told Poroshenko's website that special forces operators uncovered proof under questioning that Russian presidential adviser Vladislav Surkov led the organization of foreign shooter squads on the Maidan.

Vladislav Surkov Wife: Who Is She?

Vladislav Surkov, ex-assistant to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has had two marriages. Yulia Petrovna Vishnevskaya was his first wife, and they divorced in 1996.

He married Natalya Dubovitskaya in a civil wedding in 2004. She was his secretary when he was an executive at the Menatep bank. 

Российские z-источники сообщают об аресте Владислава Суркова:

"Владислав Сурков находится под домашним арестом. Сейчас проводятся следственные мероприятия по делу о хищениях на Донбассе с 2014 года" pic.twitter.com/SCJhSPvqTm

— Ilya Ponomarev (@iponomarev) April 11, 2022

Vladislav has four children: Artem (born 1987), the biological child of Yulia whom he adopted during his first marriage; Roman ( born 2001), Maria ( born 2003), and Timur (born 2010), Surkov's biological children with Natalya.

How Rich Is Vladislav Surkov? Net Worth Explored

The net worth of Vladislav Surkov, the architect of Russia’s “sovereign democracy”, is estimated to be around $2.5 million. He started business in the late 1980s when the government relaxed the prohibition on private firms.

In 1987, he took over as head of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's advertising department. He worked at Khodorkovsky's Bank Menatep's advertising and public relations departments from 1991 to April 1996.

He worked for Rosprom from March 1996 to February 1997, and then for Mikhail Fridman's Alfa-Bank since February 1997. He worked closely with Oleg Markovich Govorun at Alfa-Bank, who sent illicit money to Putin personally.

Surkov was elected head of the board of directors of Transnefteproduct, a firm that transports oil products, in September 2004, but got forced to resign by Russia's prime minister, Mikhail Fradkov, in February 2006. 

 

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