FSC director Oleksandr Bortnikov is the chosen man to replace Russian President Vladimir Putin. Find out more about assassination planning in the below article.
Oleksandr Bortnikov is a Russian intelligence officer who has been serving as the Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) since May 12, 2008. He is considered part of president Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.
Not only that, but Bortnikov is among the most influential members of the Siloviki. In February 2015, at the invitation of the United States, he led a Russian commission to a Washington, D.C. conference on opposing violent extremism.
Recently, Bortnikov got into the limelight after the news of Russian elites came into the media. According to Daily Mail, Russian elites have hatched a scheme to ‘poison’ Vladimir Putin and instill an heir who will fix trade ties with the West.
Who Is Oleksandr Bortnikov?
As mentioned earlier, Oleksandr Bortnikov is the Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB). Talking about his early life, he was born Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov in Perm, the Soviet Union, on November 15, 1951.
The 70 years old Bortnikov graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineers in 1973. Later, he joined the Soviet Committee for State Security (KGB). According to The Times of London, Bortnikov and Vladimir Putin met each other for the first time while both stationed in Leningrad during the 1970s.
Furthermore, he is a member of the board of directors of Sovkomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company and hydrocarbon transporter.
Russian Elite & FSB Head Oleksandr Bortnikov To Replace Putin
On March 20, 2022, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) alleged that Oleksandr Bortnikov was a favorite to replace Vladimir Putin among a group of Russian elites plotting to assassinate Putin in a bid to stabilize the economy.
Not only that but to reestablish relations with the West following sanctions levied on Russia for the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Further, Putin was the Director of the Russian intelligence agency before Bortnikoc took the mantle of President.
And Putin and Bortnikov both served in the KGB together in Leningrad. The insiders are reportedly enraged by the invasion of Ukraine’s effect on the Russian economy, which has been hard-hit by boycotts.
Bortnikov has fallen out of favor with Putin after military defeats in the first three weeks of the Ukraine war.
Assassination Planning Explained
Moving onwards, Russian elites have hatched a plot to poison Vladimir Putin and instill a legatee who will patch trade ties with the West, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
A report shows individuals in Russia have started plotting to remove the dictator from office. So, Oleksandr is the chosen man to replace Putin, leading the agency which the successor to the fearsome KGB.