Igor Sechin
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Igor Ivanovich Sechin is a Russian entrepreneur and government official, considered a close ally and "de facto deputy" of Vladimir Putin. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft.
Sechin in 2020
Sechin with Russian President Vladimir Putin and ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, 15 June 2012
Sechin with Russian President Putin, 12 May 2020
Silovik
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In the Russian political context, the siloviki are a group of officials originating in the 1990s from the state-security organs, the armed forces, and law-enforcement structures who have occupied posi
Igor Sechin
…chairman of the management board of Rosneft. Sechin is often described as one of Putin's most conservative counselors and the leader of the Kremlin's Siloviki faction, a lobby gathering former security services agents. He has been sanctioned by some foreign governments following the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
Putin with Sergey Lavrov, Alexander Bortnikov, and Sergei Naryshkin, 19 December 2016
Igor Sechin (right) was often described as one of the closest siloviki to Vladimir Putin. His nickname is Darth Vader
Putin briefs his inner circle on the outcomes of the Russia–United States summit in Anchorage, Alaska, 16 August 2025
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