Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov is the current Director of the National Guard of Russia and a member of the Security Council of Russia.Zolotov is a former bodyguard to former President Boris Yeltsin, former St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak, and current Russian leader Vladimir Putin. While working for Sobchak, Zolotov became acquainted with Vladimir Putin, as well as figures in the St. Petersburg criminal underworld. Read More
The United States sanctioned Russian National Guard Director Viktor Zolotov, Military Technical Cooperation Director Dmitry Shugaev, and Rosoboronexport Director General Alexander Mikheev, along with eight deputy defense ministers, over the situation ...