Getty Images ©MOSCOW, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 8 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian Council of the Federation Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko speaks during the Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), October 8, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. Leaders of ex-Soviet states gathered for an annual summit of CIS. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Wie is Valentina Matvijenko?

  • 76 jaar
  • Vicepremier onder Jeltsin (1998)
  • Gouverneur Sint-Petersburg (2003–2011)
  • Sinds 2011 voorzitter Federatieraad (hoogste kamer van het Russische parlement)
  • Onder sancties van VS, EU en VK wegens steun aan oorlog in Oekraïne
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