Sergey Naryshkin

HE’S director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. Despite the Kremlin claiming it has invaded Ukraine to rid Europe of Nazism, Naryshkin has posed with French far right leader Marine Le Pen, who claims they meet once a year.

He was sanctioned by both the US and the EU in 2014 over Russia’s annexation of Crimea but UK authorities didn’t impose restrictions on him until 2020.

His daughter Veronika is a model and the coach of the

Russian national swimming team. Her

Instagram shows her posing next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and in various locations in Italy.

She has not been sanctioned.

Naryshkin had a tense exchange with Putin during a security meeting about Ukraine. He was repeatedly interrupted and told to “speak plainly” as he squirmed under Putin’s gaze.