Politnavigator — In the footsteps of Tymoshenko: Western mouthpiece [Russian presidential candidate] Sobchak to meet Trump

Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak will visit the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, where she will take part in the discussion on "the post-authoritarian future of Russia" on February 6.…

In addition, Sobchak's visit to the United States may extend to February 8 for the annual National Prayer Breakfast, at which US President Donald Trump will be present.

US doesn't collude with candidates in Russian politics? What would be the reaction if the situation were reversed? Oh right, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is being accused of treason for visiting Russia and attending an event also attended by Vladimir Putin.

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In the footsteps of Tymoshenko: Western mouthpiece Sobchak to meet Trump
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RussiaFeed — Vladimir Putin mentor’s daughter, ‘Russia’s Paris Hilton’ to run for president

Russian jet setter, TV personality, glossy magazine editor and all-around It-girl-turned opposition figure Ksenia Sobchak, 35, has officially announced her decision to run for the presidency in the 2018 election.

Running as an independent, Sobchak generally has a love-hate relationship with the Russian audience. Having been on the country’s pop culture scene for many years, she has hosted one of the most popular reality TV shows, is a frequent guest at international VIP celebrity parties, has modeled for Playboy and is now editor-in-chief of L’Officiel Russia.

In a recent interview with Glamour Russia, Sobchak called being president “a top level art project,” adding that she thinks her career in showbiz would help in her political bid.

Sobchak also hosts an interview show on the Dozhd (Rain) TV channel, and in 2012 joined the opposition movement, having taken part in the Bolotnaya Square protests in central Moscow.

Ksenia’s late father, Anatoly Sobchak, was a famous Russian politician, the first democratically elected mayor of St. Petersburg in the 1990s. Vladimir Putin joined Sobchak’s team in 1990, and worked closely with the politician, who is widely considered to be his mentor....

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Vladimir Putin mentor’s daughter, ‘Russia’s Paris Hilton’ to run for president