Lavrov's associate and daughter get UAE passports post-war
Lavrov's sweetheart and her daughter received UAE citizenship after the war began — FBC Svetlana Polyakova, whom the Fight Against Corruption Fund calls the mistress of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and her daughter Polina Kovalyova received UAE passports after the start of the war in Ukraine, according to FBC.
Consensus
- Svetlana Polyakova and her daughter Polina Kovalyova received passports from the UAE after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
- Polyakova received UAE citizenship on December 28 for 'services to the state'.
- Kovalyova obtained her UAE passport in December 2022 based on employment.
- Kovalyova previously lived in the UK and owned property there worth £4.4 million.
- Kovalyova moved to Qatar and joined Qatar Investment in Doha after the war began.
- Polyakova has had close personal and professional ties to Sergey Lavrov for many years.
- Polyakova owns real estate valued at over 700 million rubles.
- The information comes from the Foundation for Fighting Corruption (FBK).
Points of divergence
- Polyakova is described as Lavrov's lover and the mother of his stepdaughter, Polina Kovalyova. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Kovalyova became a citizen of the UAE after being employed by Qatar Investment in Doha. — tg_echoonline_news
- Kovalyova received her UAE passport on December 17, 2022. — meduza
- Kovalyova studied at Imperial College Business School in London and owned several British companies. — tg_istories_media
- Kovalyova's property in the UK was worth £4.4 million. — tvrain
- Kovalyova's property in the UK, found by FBK, was worth £4.4 million. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (6 sources)
- Found UAE passports for Lavrov's family — The Moscow Times
- Lavrov's sweetheart and her daughter received UAE citizenship after war began — FBK — ЭХО / Новости
- Woman close to Lavrov and her daughter received UAE passports after war began. Earlier 'Important Stories' found that members of their family held high posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Важные истории
- FBK: Sergei Lavrov's close associates received UAE passports after the war began — Meduza
- Near Sergei Lavrov's close associates, FBC found passports of UAE — Дождь
- Near Sergei Lavrov's close associates FBC found UAE passports — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- UAE
- Sergey Lavrov
- FBK
- Ukraine
- Svetlana Polyakova
- Polina Kovalova
- Foundation for Fighting Corruption
- MID
- Great Britain
- Russia
- England
- Dokhe
- Important Stories