# Turlov's FIDE Appointment Sparks Ukrainian Scandal

Timur Turlov, a Kazakh businessman, became head of FIDE and then the Prosecutor General's Office. His appointment sparked a political scandal in Ukraine. The Russian Prosecutor General dropped a case seeking to reclaim his income.

https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/21/u-kazahskogo-biznesmena-timura-turlova-krayne-udachnaya-osen-sperva-on-vozglavil-fide-potom-genprokuratura-rf-zakryla-ego-delo

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Original source: https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/21/u-kazahskogo-biznesmena-timura-turlova-krayne-udachnaya-osen-sperva-on-vozglavil-fide-potom-genprokuratura-rf-zakryla-ego-delo