Konstantin Kostin

Russian political strategist. Coordinator of the expert council of the United Russia party. According to a credible public investigation, he is involved in a corrupt and election-violating scheme to finance the election of pro-government candidates. Received state funds from the budget of the city of Moscow to conduct an election campaign under the guise of providing services to the city of Moscow. Grossly violated the rules on the financing of elections.

Political strategist who used funds received from the Presidential Administration of Russia to conduct a years-long PR campaign against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. He is the coordinator of the expert council of the United Russia Party, the backbone of the political system created by Vladimir Putin. The party supports the invasion of Ukraine and the repression of opposition within the country. From 2011 to 2012, Konstantin Kostin worked as the Deputy Head of the Internal Politics of the Presidential Administration of Russia. After leaving his official position, he began collaborating with the Presidential Administration as a contractor by creating the Civil Society Development Fund. According to press reports based on the study of Kostin's publicly available correspondence, he systematically organized provocations against Alexei Navalny and his associates, as well as discredited the opposition politician on social networks. This work was funded by grants from the state budget received by his organization. After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Konstantin Kostin supported the policy of the Russian authorities and continued to spread Russian propaganda narratives justifying the aggression. According to an investigation by Alexei Navalny's team, Kostin acquired real estate in Italy worth approximately 1 million EUR, with his wife Olga Kostina listed as the nominal owner.

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