Moscow detentions: Investigation narrows on Chubais allies

In Moscow, several former deputies of Anatoly Chubais, who once collaborated with Vladimir Putin, were detained. This information was provided by the independent portal Meduza.

Chubais is mainly known as the architect of Russia's economic transformation. He served as the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister under Boris Yeltsin, among other positions. He is also the person to whom Vladimir Putin owes his first job at the Kremlin, in the president's administration.

After the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, he left the country and was one of the highest-ranking members of the Russian authorities who protested against Russian aggression.

The detainees were associated with Chubais during the time he headed the state corporation Rosnano. Their detentions are related to an investigation into exceeding official powers.

Another agency, Interfax, reported that the detainees are involved in a criminal case regarding the misuse of funds. Among those detained were the former CEO of Rosnano, Boris Podolski, and his former deputy for finance, Artur Galstyan.

Chubais served as the president of Rosnano from 2011 to 2020. After leaving Rosnano, he became the Russian president's envoy for sustainable development, but in March 2022, Putin dismissed him from this role.

After leaving Russia, Chubais stayed in Israel, where in 2024, he contributed to the establishment of the Russian Research Center at Tel Aviv University. Earlier, in the summer of 2022, he was hospitalized in Sardinia with a suspected neurological illness.

In January 2025, State Duma deputies submitted an inquiry to the Investigative Committee, proposing an investigation into Chubais regarding potential crimes that could have occurred during his leadership of Rosnano.

Source: PAP/WP