Champions of terror

She has personal ties to putin, is a member of his inner circle and is considered the mother of his two children.
She supported the annexation of Crimea and russia's war against Ukraine, spreading Kremlin propaganda narratives and symbols of the so-called "SMO". She is the head of the largest russian media conglomerate, National Media Group, which holds leading positions in terms of the share of TV audience of broadcast and pay TV channels.
She organizes and participates in international sports promotional events.
She has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Publicly criticizes the decision to ban russian athletes from international competitions.
In 2023, the Heavenly Grace International Association of Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs, headed by Kabaeva, held an annual international tournament with 46 athletes from 19 countries in Beijing (China). The association's athletes also take part in the annual international competition "Ojag Cup" in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Heads the Alina Kabayeva Charitable Foundation, whose projects include the annual Alina Festival and International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament. In 2023, the festival was held in Sochi (russia) with the participation of gymnasts from Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Cuba and Uzbekistan. In addition, the Foundation, under the leadership of Kabayeva, financed the restoration of the medieval Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica in the temporarily occupied Feodosia (Crimea).
Also in 2023, Kabaeva supported the international rhythmic gymnastics competition "Grand Prix. Alina Kabayeva Gazprom Champions Cup" was held with the participation of athletes from Belarus, China, Israel, Armenia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, the UAE, Azerbaijan, Syria, and Slovakia.

After russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he did not condemn the actions of the aggressor state, but in December 2022 said he did not plan to leave russia and continued to work as an assistant head coach of the Zenit football club.
In September 2024, he organized an auction of a russian Zenit shirt with his own signature to raise funds to support the population of the Kursk region of russia, which allegedly suffered from attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the spring of 2022, the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) decided to suspend Tymoshchuk for life from any football activity in Ukraine, and deprived him of all his titles and Pro-UEFA coaching license.
In his position at the russian club, he is actively involved in transfer campaigns, including being involved in the review of potential newcomers for the club at the 2024 Asian Cup.
On May 9, 2017, together with the St. Petersburg team Zenit, he laid flowers with a St. George's ribbon at the Motherland memorial in St. Petersburg.

He actively supports russia's war against Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea, spreading the Kremlin's propaganda narratives. In his public statements, he condemns the US assistance to Ukraine, which is why he changed his citizenship to russian. In addition, declared his readiness to personally fight against Ukraine.
In 2016, he received the citizenship of the so-called "LPR". He systematically visits the so-called "DPR/LPR", provides them with financial support, and calls on everyone to participate in fundraising to "help victims of the war in eastern Ukraine". He was awarded the medal of the so-called "Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR" "For Assistance to the Internal Affairs Bodies".
In 2022, together with russia Today, he made a "8 Years Before" documentary about Donbas, and explained that he decided to create this film because he was "offended to see the wrong history of the conflict in the Western media."
In February 2023, he got a symbolic tattoo of the letter "Z" in support of the so-called "SMO".
In 2023, together with the State Duma deputy Alexander Valuev, he announced the filming of a joint documentary on the same topic called "Just Life".
He is one of the key figures in the putin's Team public movement and a member of the all-russian public and political movement People's Front for russia (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), created at putin's initiative to "move russia forward through joint efforts."

A public figure who acts as an "opinion leader", openly promotes and justifies an aggressive war, legitimizes the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, as well as the temporary occupation of the territory of Ukraine.
In June 2020, together with his wife Yana Rudkovskaya and his son Alexander, appeared in a campaign video in support of amendments to the russian constitution that allowed putin to be re-elected for two more terms, in 2024 and 2030.
He was included in the list of putin's proxies in the 2024 elections and is a member of the putin Team movement, which systematically supports putin in the presidential elections.
In 2022, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea and also announced his intention to perform for free in front of the military and civilians in the so-called "DPR" and "LPR".
He holds the rank of senior lieutenant of the russian army.

Considered one of the world's most popular athletes, he is the advertising "face" of such global sports brands as Gatorade, Bauer, Nike, an ambassador for Johnson's, and the owner of his own clothing line, A8, which was developed in collaboration with Reebok.
He topped the Forbes ranking of all players in the National Hockey League (NHL).
He lives in his own home in McLean, Virginia, and also owns apartments in Miami, Florida (USA).
He is a well-known supporter and close associate of putin, in particular, he receives personal gifts from the president.
Using his popularity, he makes a significant contribution to strengthening putin's dictatorship and spreading Kremlin propaganda narratives, emphasizing that his home is russia and putin is its president.
He posted a photo of himself with putin on his private Instagram account profile photo.
He founded and finances the putin's Team social movement.
Ovechkin uses his status as a star international athlete to support putin in the international arena, in particular in 2018-2019 by trying to enter Donald Trump's environment.
In June 2023, he received a letter of appreciation from putin "for his labor achievements and many years of conscientious work."
In 2015, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.

He publicly supports putin and his policies, cooperates with the occupation authorities of the so-called LPR, and is a member of the so-called LPR Youth Parliament.
The Pobeda Leisure Center under Belikov's leadership conducts systematic propaganda activities in support of the actions of the occupation regime and the so-called "SMO," including the distribution of ribbons in support of the Day of Reunification of Donbas and Novorossiya with russia, the weaving of camouflage nets for the needs of the russian armed forces, and the Letter to a Soldier campaign as part of the Everything for Victory project.
He took an active part in youth organizations of the so-called "LPR" (Luhansk Youth Association, Youth Council under the mayor of Sverdlovsk and Sverdlovsk district). He has been repeatedly awarded certificates of merit for his activity in sports, military-patriotic, cultural and trade union events. In May 2018, he was awarded the gratitude of the so-called "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasichnyk "for high professionalism, many years of fruitful work, loyalty to duty, patriotism, active participation in trade union activities in the region, and significant personal contribution to the formation and development of the Luhansk People's Republic".
In 2024, as part of the delegation of the so-called LPR, he presented the "LPR's esports experience" at the international exhibition "russia" at VDNKh.
The branch of the russian Federation of Computer Sports (FCS) in the so-called LPR, led by Belikov, holds tournaments in which cadets and police officers participate.
In July 2023, the FCS initiated the creation of special military companies for eSports players who would be able to join the russian armed forces as operators of UAVs and other sophisticated combat systems to participate in the war against Ukraine.
Taking advantage of the regulatory unregulated position of international esports tournaments in terms of their organization, broadcasting, and financing, russia is trying to occupy the esports niche to legalize russia's presence and promote its narratives and exert influence in the international arena, including through the FCS.

The regional branch of the russian Federation of Computer Sports in the so-called "DPR" (FCS DPR) under Volkov's leadership closely cooperates with the All-russian socio-political movement "People's Front for russia" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), created on putin's initiative to "move russia forward through joint efforts" and the All-russian public organization "People's Front. Youth Wing". In particular, the FCS of the DPR calls for joining the Cyber Squad, which was organized by the movement "People's Front for russia". In the description of the Cyber Squad community, it is stated that their goal is to combat russophobic statements, false information about the russian military, and calls for terrorism. Participants receive points for completing tasks, which they can then exchange for merchandise, additional tasks, and a premium Telegram subscription.
In July 2023, the FCS initiated the creation of special military companies for esportsmen who would be able to join the russian armed forces as operators of UAVs and other sophisticated combat systems to participate in the war against Ukraine.
Taking advantage of the unregulated situation of international esports tournaments in terms of their organization, broadcasting, and financing, russia is trying to occupy the esports niche to legalize russia's presence and promote its narratives and influence in the international arena, including through the FCS.

Russian state and sports functionary.
From June 2015 to February 2020, he held senior positions in the occupation government of Crimea (Deputy Minister of Internal Policy, Information and Communications of the Republic of Crimea - Head of the Internal Policy Department, First Deputy Minister of Internal Policy, Information and Communications of the Republic of Crimea, Minister of Internal Policy, Information and Communications of the Republic of Crimea).
Publicly supports the russian invasion of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea. Distributes "Z"-symbols, propaganda narratives and posts in support of russia's war against Ukraine.
He supports putin and his policies, and posted a campaign post in favor of putin on the social network VK during the 2024 presidential election.
In 2014, he was awarded the medal "For the Defense of Crimea" by the occupation authorities, and in 2015, he received a letter of thanks from the so-called "Head of the Republic of Crimea".
The Federation of Sports Programming of Crimea under Zyryanov's leadership receives grants from the State Committee for Youth Policy of the Republic of Crimea to implement its projects.
In April 2022, he took part in a propaganda event - the All-russian rally "For Peace! Labor! May!", ‘For a world without Nazism!’.
The Crimean Republican Branch of the Federation of Computer Sports (FCS Crimea), led by Zyryanov, systematically supports and distributes fundraising for the needs of the russian armed forces, in particular for the purchase of equipment, machinery and vehicles.
In July 2023, the FCS initiated the creation of special military companies for eSportsmen who would be able to join the russian armed forces as operators of UAVs and other sophisticated combat systems to participate in the war against Ukraine.
Taking advantage of the regulatory unregulated position of international esports tournaments in terms of their organization, broadcasting, and financing, russia is trying to occupy the esports niche to legalize russia's presence and promote its narratives and exert influence in the international arena, including through the FCS.

He took direct part in the war against Ukraine in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region as a commander of an automatic grenade launcher unit as part of the Soyuz military volunteer detachment, founded in December 2022 on the basis of the russian Martial Arts Union (RSBI) from "internationally recognized masters of sports, honored masters of sports, first-class martial artists" who went to war in Ukraine.
For his service in the so-called "SMO", he was awarded the medal "For Courage" by the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the russian Presidential Administration and founder of the RSBI, Sergey Kiriyenko.
He is a participant in the special project "Time of Heroes," launched by putin's order on February 29, 2024, during an address to the Federal Assembly, which aims to train highly qualified, competent leaders from among the participants of the so-called "SMO" for further work in state and municipal authorities, as well as state-owned companies.
As a member of the Legislative Duma of the Khabarovsk Territory, he supports the so-called "participants of the SMO" and their families.
As the executive director of the Khabarovsk Krai branch of the RSBI, he helped rename two children's sports and patriotic clubs in honor of the fallen members of the so-called "SMO".

Takes direct part in the war against Ukraine as part of one of the units of the russian armed forces.
Publicly calls for military service under contract on his official account on the social network VK, and provides information support to the military formation of the PMC "Yastreb".
He publicly supported the russian invasion of Ukraine and repeatedly expressed support for the so-called "SMO", "LPR" and "DPR".
He regularly raises funds for the needs of the russian armed forces, in particular for the purchase of UAVs and electronic warfare equipment.
He served his military service in the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the frontline, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
He has publicly stated that he is proud to be under Ukraine's sanctions.

Participant of the international festival of power extreme sports "Bogatyrski Games", which took place in October 2024 in Maimi (Altai Territory, russia) under the auspices of the Ministry of Sports of the russian Federation, the Federal Directorate of Sports Events, the russian Federation of Power Extreme Sports and the Republican Committee for Physical Culture and Sports. More than 100 athletes from russia, Belarus and Uzbekistan took part in the festival.
Announced its participation in the X WRPF/WEPF/WPFP/WAF/WSF-2024 World Championships іn November 2024 in Moscow, with the participation of athletes from 40 countries.
Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine. He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In particular, in 2018, he participated in the Power Extreme Festival in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, which was held in honor of russia's Day. As the vice president of the Weightlifting Federation of the so-called "DPR", he attends numerous sporting events at theTOT of Donetsk region.
In 2023, Koklyaev stated that he perceived his inclusion in Ukraine's sanctions lists as a state award and an indicator that he was moving in the right direction.
He takes part in mass events aimed at supporting russian aggression against Ukraine. In particular, in September 2024, he took part in the Z86 Military Sports Games dedicated to the fighters of the so-called "SMO".
He is an ambassador of the All-russian public movement for the promotion of patriotic and sports education of citizens "Healthy Fatherland", which operates, among other things, in the TOT of Ukraine.
He is a member of the organizing committee of the National Award of the Charitable Foundation "SMOYIM", which is engaged in assistance in the rehabilitation and adaptation of the injured soldiers of the so-called "SMO". The SMOYIM National Prize awards cash certificates ranging from 100 to 500 thousand rubles to russian servicemen who have distinguished themselves in combat, as well as to home front activists who help the military. As part of his activities within the foundation, Koklyaev organizes fundraisers for the needs of russian servicemen.
He is an ambassador of the russian brand Velikoross, which is aimed at actively supporting the so-called "russian world" and russia's war against Ukraine. Among the brand's products are the commemorative badge "For Contribution to the Victory over Ukrainian Nazism" and the gift set "SVOIH ne brosayem!"
In 2009, he became a law enforcement officer in one of the special forces.

He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.
He holds the rank of major in the russian armed forces.
He is a coach of the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling team of the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the frontline, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
He has publicly expressed support for putin and the actions of the russian occupation army and called on russians to unite around putin.
Participates in sports and military propaganda events aimed at supporting the russian military. In particular, in May 2024, as part of the plan for mentors to visit pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense, he visited the Krasnodar Presidential Cadet School, and in September 2024, he took part in a meeting with participants of the V Cup "Defenders of the Fatherland" - a sports tournament for veterans of the war against Ukraine and joined the working group on creating conditions for the training process of the so-called "participants of the SMO".
He supports fundraising for the needs of the russian armed forces and provides them with information support on social media.
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

She is a member of the russian national rhythmic gymnastics team. In 2024, she announced that she would stop her sports career due to the inability to participate in international competitions.
On March 18, 2022, she and her sister Arina Averina performed at the Luzhniki Stadium at a concert rally in honor of the anniversary of russia's annexation of Crimea, entitled "For Peace without Nazism! For russia! For the President". The sisters were wearing jackets with the letter "Z" made of ribbons in the colors of the russian flag, a symbol of the russian invasion of Ukraine.
Represented by the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the russian Ministry of Defense.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the front, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
In May 2024, the Averina sisters attended putin's inauguration ceremony.
In 2019, the Averina sisters received personal congratulations from putin on their victory at the World Cup in Baku.

The Averina sisters have received public support from putin, who has spoken out about the bias of judges who allegedly underestimated the Averinas' scores at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and called for the competition records to be made public.
In 2021, Dina Averina was personally awarded the Order of Friendship by putin for her participation in the 2020 Olympic Games.
The Averina sisters head the expert council on sports in the Youth Parliament at the State Duma of the russian federation, and in 2023 they launched the Arina and Dina Averina Cup All-russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition in Nizhny Novgorod.
The Association of Student Sports Clubs of russia, co-chaired by Dina Averina, holds its events, including in the occupied Crimea.

Participant in the 2023 CIS Games in Minsk, Belarus.
She is a member of the russian national rhythmic gymnastics team, in 2024 she announced that she was retiring from sports due to the inability to participate in international competitions.
On March 18, 2022, at the Luzhniki Stadium, together with her sister Dina Averina, she performed at a concert rally in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea by russia called "For Peace without Nazism! For russia! For the President". The sisters were wearing jackets with the letter "Z" made of ribbons in the colors of the russian flag, a symbol of the russian invasion of Ukraine.
Represented by the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the russian Ministry of Defense.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the front, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
In May 2024, the Averina sisters attended putin's inauguration ceremony.
In 2019, the Averina sisters received personal congratulations from putin on their victory at the World Cup in Baku.
The Averina sisters have received public support from putin, who has spoken out about the bias of judges who allegedly underestimated the Averinas' scores at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and called for the competition records to be made public.
In 2021, Arina Averina was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, for her participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Averina sisters head the expert council on sports in the Youth Parliament of the State Duma of the russian federation, and in 2023 they launched the Arina and Dina Averina Cup All-russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition in Nizhny Novgorod.

Participant of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series in 2022. Participant of the Friendship Games in 2022 in Kazan (russia). Participant of the BRICS Sports Games in 2024 in Kazan (russia).
He is a member of the russian national team.
He publicly criticized the decision to ban russian athletes from international competitions, called foreign athletes who support the removal of russians from international competitions as hypocrites, and accused the International Olympic Committee of bias, and the Ukrainian national team of the political undertones of its performance at the World Aquatics Championship in Budapest (Hungary) in 2022.
Spreads "patriotic" propaganda posts on the VK social network, and also uses soviet military symbols in his performance.

Chechen sports functionary and entrepreneur closely linked to the clan of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic and a close associate of putin.
Since 2020, he has been head of the Moscow branch of the professional sports club "Akhmat", owned by Kadyrov and used to train fighters for the war against Ukraine. The president of the Akhmat club is Abuzeid Vismuradov, Kadyrov's childhood friend and personal security guard, as well as the head of SOBR Akhmat (a Rosgvardia unit involved in the war against Ukraine).
Alash Dadashov is probably the son of Aslambek Dadashov - a former aide to deputy and Kadyrov's right-hand man Adam Delimkhanov.
Since 2023, he has become a co-owner of two companies in temporarily occupied Mariupol, specifically the Ilyich Mariupol Iron and Steel Works, which is one of Ukraine's largest industrial iron and steel producers.
In early March 2022, during the first days of the russian army's invasion of Ukraine, Dadashov published on his web page a photo with Rosgvardiya fighters from the Chechen town of Argun with the caption "We are in the KRA (Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich) team".

Participant in russia's war against Ukraine, commander of the Soyuz squad created in December 2022 by Sergei Kirienko and Yuri Trutnev on the basis of the russian Union of Martial Arts (RSBI) from professional athletes. As of December 2023, 145 people have joined the squad.
The fighters were trained and harmonized at the russian Special Forces University in Chechnya. Its founder, Daniil Martynov, an aide to Ramzan Kadyrov, is co-chairman of the RSBI. Kirienko, together with co-founder Yuri Trutnev, is personally responsible for providing and personally visiting Donbass to transfer equipment - drone detection equipment, equipment and outfit, sniper rifles - to the Soyuz detachment.
During the war, the RSBI made purchases from the Moscow arms showroom Arsenal for 139 million rubles, and from the rifle manufacturer Lobaev Arms for 35 million rubles. The RSBI bought optical equipment from the companies Innovative Weapon Technologies (for 19 million rubles) and Navigator (25 million rubles). The russian University of Special Forces in Chechnya received 38 million rubles from the RSBI for training volunteers.
The charitable foundation "Our Fatherland" under Gabbasov's leadership systematically organizes and conducts fundraisers for the needs of servicemen of the russian armed forces, is engaged in socialization and employment of the so-called "veterans of the SMO" and patriotic education of young people, establishes schools for piloting and assembling UAVs.
He was included in the list of putin's proxies for the presidential election in 2024.
Visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

He supported the so-called "referendum of the DPR and LPR on joining russia".
He organizes fundraisers for the needs of the flamethrower company of the so-called "LPR People's Militia" and personally delivers aid to the front to russian paramilitary groups.
He said that russian teams will be able to return to the international arena only after winning the so-called "war of attrition" when "new rules of the game in politics and sports will be written, and Europe will be forced to recognize them."
His son, Nikolai Kovalenko, is a forward for the NHL club "Colorado Avalanche".

In 2023, he was drafted into the russian army, served at the Naval Academy in St. Petersburg and played for the russian Navy team.
Until 2024 he had a contract with the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), subordinate to the russian Ministry of Defense.
CSKA on a permanent basis provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV-drones, generators and humanitarian cargoes to the front, carries out military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports-patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular, within the framework of the World Military Games project.
On September 01, 2023, the CSKA club with Fedotov's participation held an action to support the occupants unit "88th Volunteer Brigade Espanola" of the russian armed forces, formed mainly from russian fans.
He was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, First Class, for his victory at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
In April 2024, he signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), earning $6.5 million over the course of the contract. Afterward, he suggested in a public statement that his paths with CSKA might cross again.

He is a member of the commission advising the IOC session and president on strengthening the role of sport and Olympism in society.
Publicly emphasizes the formality of the neutral status of russian athletes at international tournaments, in which athletes of the russian Tennis Federation under his control continue to actively participate.
He lobbied for the admission of russian juniors to participate in the international tennis tournament at Wimbledon (Great Britain) in 2023 and the participation of russian tennis players in the Olympic Games in Paris (France) in 2024.
In 2022, by putin's decree, he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree for ensuring successful training of athletes who achieved high sports achievements at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the XVI Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo (Japan) in 2020.
In 2023, he received a personal birthday greeting from putin.

Russian businessman and sports functionary close to putin, close friend of the head of putin's security service.
As part of his activities, he establishes cooperation with government agencies of foreign countries. Publicly criticizes the decision to bar russian athletes from international competitions.
In 2023, he was a member of the official russian delegation during the russian president's visit to China.
Since 2016, he has been leading the russian Boxing Federation with the support of the russian Federal Security Service.
In his position as president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), he moved the association's activities to russia, suspended Ukraine from the IBA and made russia's sanctioned Gazprom the sole sponsor of the IBA.
After the IOC revoked the IBA's accreditation in 2019, Kremlev organized international tournaments not recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
In 2020, by putin's decree, he was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, for his great contribution to the development of physical culture and sports.
In 2020-2023, with the assistance of state structures, he gained significant control over the russian bookmaker market.

He is the manager and owner of Silkway Rally, an international rally-raid project that uses the GRU leadership as an infrastructure for its residents and to establish political contacts.
Internal documents of Silkway Rally present the company as a "universal platform for people's diplomacy" based on the idea of "soft power of russia" aimed at its rapprochement with China, Iran, Qatar, Afghanistan, Syria, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. in the region by acting as a mediator between Qatar, Iran, and Turkey; influencing Saudi Arabia; influencing Turkey on all issues of interest to russia, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Crimea, and Syria; and providing Taliban proposals (a roadmap to international legitimacy) in exchange for recognizing Crimea as russian territory.
In addition, the rallies are supposed to promote the Siberian Power 2 project of cooperation between Gazprom and China's CNPC to supply russian gas to the PRC.
The Silkway Rally Association is the organizer of the transnational joint project between russia and the PRC, which is held annually on the basis of the russian Government Order No. 599-r dated April 08, 2011. Within the framework of the project, the interaction of executive authorities of all levels of the participating countries is practiced, national management is developed, which allows using the acquired experience and well-functioning communication system to organize large-scale political, economic and humanitarian projects at the interstate level.
In 2021, Yanborisov reported to russian Defense Minister Shoigu on military objectives: the possibility of creating new military and political alliances; increasing russia's military presence in Central Asia and the East in order to "prevent destabilization of the region"; arms control in Central Asia and the East; and the possibility of introducing the products of the russian military-industrial complex to new markets, with which negotiations were held to support the Silkway platform. In particular, the PRC, Turkey and the UAE were discussed.
Bulat Yanborisov carried out the assignment as an agent in the service of the Kremlin, was in constant contact with the officers of the 29155, received an award personally from GRU General Vladimir Alekseev.
Yanborisov was also involved in GRU special operations to apply pulse signals in the radio frequency range on the physical and psychological state of a number of foreign diplomats and intelligence officers - the so-called "Havana syndrome." GRU officers have used the Silkway Rally as a cover for tipping agents, transporting cargo and legalizing work abroad since 2016, and continued to use the rally as a way to enter the PRC since 2017.
Resides in Paris. Owns real estate in Cyprus, a house in Sozopol, Bulgaria, and an apartment in Paris, France.
Given Yanborisov's constant contacts with the GRU, his real estate abroad - an apartment in Paris and a mansion in Sozopol - can be used by the GRU as safe houses. And it is the Silkway Rally that is the occasion for its residents to travel to Central Asia and China.
In 2024, the rally was held along the international route Tomsk (russia) - Ulan Bator (Mongolia).

Under Kiriyenko's leadership, the russian Union of Martial Arts and Combat Sports unites 71 all-russian sports federations and organizations representing various styles and trends of martial arts and combat sports that are most actively developing in the russian Federation. RSBI is a member of the russian Olympic Committee and the international sports organization TAFISA.
The activities of the RSBI are realized, among other things, in holding national and international sports events in the territory of the russian federation, as well as in creating platforms for the exchange of experience between russian sports federations and the international community.
Every year, the RSBI holds hundreds of events, the main purpose of which is to popularize and promote martial arts as the most massive sports movement in russia, which allows solving, among other things, the issues of pre-conscription training of young people.
In December 2022, the Soyuz military detachment was created on the basis of the RSBI, consisting of "international masters of sports, honored masters of sports, first-class masters of sports" who went to war in Ukraine. As of December 2023, 145 people had joined the unit.
The fighters were trained and coached at the russian Special Forces University in Chechnya. Its founder, Danil Martynov, an aide to Ramzan Kadyrov, is the co-chairman of the RSBI. Kiriyenko, along with co-founder Yuriy Trutnev, are personally responsible for the supply and personally visit Donbas to deliver equipment to the Soyuz unit, including drone detection equipment, vehicles and equipment, and sniper rifles.
According to media reports, during the war, the RSBI made RUB 139 million worth of purchases from the Moscow Arsenal arms showroom and RUB 35 million from the rifle manufacturer Lobaev Arms. The RSBI bought optical equipment from Innovative Weapons Technologies (for RUB 19 million) and Navigator (RUB 25 million). The russian University of Special Forces in Chechnya received RUB 38 million from the russian Strategic Missile Systems for training volunteers.

She is a lieutenant colonel in the reserve of the russian armed forces.
She has publicly stated her vision of allowing russian athletes to participate in international competitions through military and terrorist means.
Välbe is a strong supporter of putin and is on the list of his confidants and the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election, and is a member of the putin Team movement.
Vyalbe is a co-chair of the Regional Branch of the All-russian Public Movement "People's Front for russia" in the Republic of Khakassia.
In 2021, she participated and won the elections to the State Duma of the VIII convocation on the party list of the United russia party.
She supports and justifies russia's war against Ukraine by spreading kremlin propaganda narratives; her brother is a voluntary participant in the russian military invasion.
In 2021, she visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to present a biographical film at the XXIX International Children's Film Festival "Alye Sails of Artek".
In 2022, by decree, putin was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Motherland" of the 2nd degree for his great contribution to the development of physical culture and the popularization of domestic sports.