Vladimir Antyufeyev
Vladimir Antyufeyev (Vadim Shevtsov) | |
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Владимир Антюфеев | |
Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
In office 28 July 2014 – 14 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Denis Pushilin |
Succeeded by | Andrei Purgin |
Minister of State Security of Transnistria | |
In office September 1992 – 17 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Post established |
Succeeded by | Vladislav Finagin |
Personal details | |
Born | Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 19 February 1951
Nationality | Russia Transnistria Donetsk People's Republic |
Spouse | Galina Antyufeyeva |
Vladimir Yuryevich Antyufeyev (Russian: Владимир Юрьевич Антюфеев; born 19 February 1951), also known under the assumed name Vadim Shevtsov or Vladimir Shevtsov is a politician and former OMON officer who was one of the organizers in attempt to overthrow the Latvian government in 1991.
As "Vadim Shevtsov", he was later the head of the Ministry of State Security of Moldova's pro-Moscow separatist state of Transnistria between 1992 and 2012. He is a Russian and Transnistrian citizen and was for many years wanted by the law enforcement agencies of Latvia and Moldova. He is no longer wanted by Latvia however, due to their statute of limitations on the type of crime he was alleged to have committed.
In July 2014, Antyufeyev became one of leaders of Ukraine's pro-Russia secessionist rebels, by becoming the
Life and career
Antyufeyev was born in
He is a former Soviet
In Russia, Antyufeyev was assisted by
In 2003 Antyufeyev defended a doctoral thesis on "Russia's Geostrategy in the Southwest" at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.[8]
In 2004, the
He married
Antyufeyev based himself in Moscow in 2012.
References
- ^ a b c d "Russian ex-police chief Antyufeyev leads Donetsk rebels". BBC News. 31 July 2014.
- ^ Stuttaford, Andrew (17 July 2014). "The 'Donetsk People's Republic' | National Review Online". Nationalreview.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Socor, Vladimir. "Russian Secessionists Ready for 'State-Building' In Ukraine's Donetsk City | The Jamestown Foundation". Jamestown. Jamestown.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Ministrul securității din Transnistria urmărit penal" [Ministry of Security in Transnistria]. BBC News (in Romanian). 27 September 2004.
- ^ a b c Геннадий Кодряну. ДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РАЗЛОМ. ГЛАВА ЧЕТВЕРТАЯ: ЧТО ДАЛЬШЕ? (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ a b c McLaughlin, Daniel (30 July 2014). "Shadowy veteran of pro-Russian rebellions in Ukraine". The Irish Times.
- ^ Baczynska, Gabriela; Vasovic, Aleksandar (27 July 2014). "Pushing locals aside, Russians take top rebel posts in east Ukraine". Reuters.
- ^ a b "Rebel Leader Blames Ukrainian War on Masons – News". The Moscow Times. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ a b Chalupa, Irena (17 July 2014). "Needing Better Control in Ukraine War, Moscow Sends in an Old KGB Hand". Atlantic Council.
- ^ Applebaum, Anne (18 July 2014). "The End of the Russian Fairy Tale". Slate.