Relationship Details

Anatoly Kucherena Friend Putin

Connected Entities

Entity A
Anatoly Kucherena
Type: person
Mentions: 180
Also known as: Kucherena
Entity B
Putin
Type: person
Mentions: 433
Also known as: Vladimir Putin

Evidence

known as a personal friend of Putin

Text mentions 'Kucherena’s well-known friendship with Putin'.

Text mentions 'Kucherena’s well-known friendship with Putin'.

Text mentions 'Kucherena’s well-known friendship with Putin'.

Kucherena is known to be a personal friend of Putin’s and did tasks for Putin’s party.

Kucherena described as a 'personal friend of Putin’s' and did tasks for Putin's party.

Text mentions 'Kucherena's well-known friendship with Putin'.

Kucherena is described as 'Mr. Putin's friend'.

Source Documents (5)

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Book Page / Congressional Record • 1.65 MB
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This document is page 167 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the ISBN in the filename). It details Edward Snowden's time at Sheremetyevo Airport and the pressure applied by the FSB for him to cooperate. It highlights quotes from former US intelligence chief Michael Hayden regarding the inevitability of Snowden being exploited by Russian intelligence, and introduces Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer linked to Putin who took Snowden on as a client. The document bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp.

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Government/Congressional Report Page
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This document discusses the likelihood of Edward Snowden's cooperation with Russian security services (FSB) following his arrival in Russia. It cites experts like Andrei Soldatov and General Oleg Kalugin, who argue that the FSB would inevitably control and exploit Snowden, and details how lawyer Anatoly Kucherena facilitated Snowden's stay in Moscow under Kremlin-dictated terms.

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Narrative Report / Manuscript / Witness Statement (House Oversight Document)
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This document, stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT, appears to be a narrative account or transcript excerpt. The narrator describes being in Moscow and using a contact named Lugovoy to secure a meeting with Anatoly Kucherena, the lawyer for Edward Snowden. The text details the arrangement of the meeting, the narrator's arrival at Kucherena's office, interactions with his assistant Valentina, and provides biographical background on Kucherena and his high-profile clients (Yanukovych, Leps, Kovalev).

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Book Excerpt / Congressional Record • 1.6 MB
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This document appears to be a page from a book (likely 'Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales' based on the ISBN in the footer) included in House Oversight Committee records. The text narrates a meeting between an interviewer and Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena in Moscow regarding Edward Snowden. It details Kucherena's background, his friendship with Vladimir Putin, and his roster of high-profile, often controversial clients including Viktor Yanukovych and alleged organized crime figures.

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Congressional Report / Investigative Report • 2.74 MB
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This document is a page from a House Oversight report detailing the timeline and circumstances of Edward Snowden's flight from Hong Kong to Russia in 2013. It refutes Snowden's claim that he was trapped in Russia by the US, presenting evidence that his passport was revoked before he left Hong Kong and that the Russian government (specifically Putin and Aeroflot) facilitated his travel. It also implicates WikiLeaks in funding and assisting his escape and cites Russian officials claiming Snowden shared intelligence with Russian security services.

Mutual Connections

Entities connected to both Anatoly Kucherena and Putin

Oliver Stone (person)
Edward Snowden (person)

Anatoly Kucherena's Other Relationships

Client Edward Snowden
Strength: 14/10 View
Legal representative Edward Snowden
Strength: 11/10 View
Business associate Oliver Stone
Strength: 10/10 View
Interviewer interviewee Author of the book
Strength: 7/10 View
Journalist source Sophie Shevardnadze
Strength: 7/10 View

Putin's Other Relationships

Political asylum Edward Snowden
Strength: 10/10 View
Adviser Sergei Alexandrovich Markov
Strength: 7/10 View
Communicated Edward Snowden
Strength: 7/10 View
Political Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Strength: 7/10 View
Political diplomatic Shinzo Abe
Strength: 6/10 View

Relationship Metadata

Type
Friend
Relationship Strength
10/10
Strong relationship with substantial evidence
Source Documents
5
Extracted
2025-11-19 18:18
Last Updated
2025-11-20 21:53

Entity Network Stats

Anatoly Kucherena 29 relationships
Putin 102 relationships
Mutual connections 2

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