Anna Tivileva

Anna Tivileva, niece of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has recently been appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defense and later as the Secretary of State in the Russian Ministry of Defense. Her appointment is seen as a strategic move by Putin to combat corruption within the military and to ensure loyalty amid increasing fears of betrayal from his inner circle. With a background in the private medical sector, Tivileva's rise to such a significant position in one of Russia's most critical ministries highlights the Kremlin's trend of placing trusted family members in power, especially during times of crisis.