Russian Deputy Prime Minister (May 2024-date)
Russian Agriculture Minister (May 2018-May 2024)
Brief description
Dmitriy Patrushev is Russian Deputy Prime Minister and the son of influential security service figure Nikolay Patrushev.
An investigation by Sistema, a joint project of RFE/RL and Nastoyashcheye Vremya, claimed that the sale of Danone Rossiya was facilitated by then-Russian Agriculture Minister Patrushev, whose ministry needed to confirm the deal. Patrushev reportedly acquiesced in Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s takeover of the company – realised through his nephew, Yakub Zakriyev. Patrushev’s deputy, Vladimir Skvortsov, became a member of the board of directors (Kavkaz Realii, 2025; see also Financial Times, 2023 for Patrushev’s interest in the assets).
Known associates
Person 1 | Person 2 | Details | Type of relationship | ⛲ Media sources | 📜 Academic sources | Core relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mintimer Mingazov accompanied Dmitriy Patrushev on a visit to Groznyy, where a deal over the sale of Danone Rossiya was allegedly agreed. | Meeting | |||||
Ramzan Kadyrov and Dmitriy Patrushev negotiated over the future of Danone Rossiya after the subsidiary of the French multinational was nationalised. | Meeting | |||||
Vladimir Skvortsov was subordinate to Patrushev at the Ministry of Agriculture and travelled with him to Groznyy, reportedly to discuss the sale of Danone Rossiya. | Employment relationship | |||||
Ibragim Zakriyev accompanied Dmitriy Patrushev during negotiations over the future of Danone Rossiya after the subsidiary of the French multinational was nationalised. Patrushev described Zakriyev as a member of his team and, in 2023, gave him an award for his contribution to the agriculture sector. | Meeting | |||||
Nikolay Patrushev is the father of Dmitriy Patrushev. | Familial relationship |
