Valentina Matviyenko - Wikipedia Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko[a] (née Tyutina; [b] born 7 April 1949) is a Russian politician and former diplomat serving as a Senator from Saint Petersburg and the Chairwoman of the Federation Council since 2011 Previously she was Governor of Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2011
Putin confidante Matviyenko in Geneva despite sanctions Russia’s most powerful woman and confidante of President Putin, Valentina Matviyenko, has appeared as Chair of the Russian Federation Council in Geneva – even though she is on the sanctions
‘Appeasement of the aggressor’ Sanctioned Russian . . . - Meduza Despite being under international sanctions, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko traveled to Switzerland on Sunday to attend a global parliamentary summit, where she used the platform to repeat Kremlin talking points about the war in Ukraine
Putin Ally Matviyenko Re-Elected as Russia’s Upper House Speaker Valentina Matviyenko was re-elected Wednesday for her fourth term as speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council Matviyenko, 75, is third in line for the presidency,
Valentina: Putins close senior sister, who always comes to the rescue . . . When discussing powerful women in Russian politics, Valentina Matviyenko is a figure who cannot be ignored Born on April 7, 1949, during the Soviet era, her family was modest; her father was a World War II veteran, and her mother worked odd jobs to support the family
Valentina Matviyenko - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (née Tyutina, born 7 April 1949), [1] is a Russian politician who was Governor of Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2011 She is Chairman of the Federation Council since 2011 She is the highest-ranking female politician in Russia