Ksenia Sobchak

Ksenia Sobchak is a Russian politician, journalist and socialite. She is a candidate in the 2018 Russian presidential election. Sobchak is a member of a liberal political party Civic Initiative.

Russian senator prepares bill to equate Stalinism with Nazism
Senator Lyudmila Narusova wants to criminalize the denial of Stalin’s repressions and purges. The move comes after her daughter, presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak, faced several pro-Stalin opponents during campaign debates.
Mar 21, 2018 10:52
Russian Politics News
‘I did not run for the result’: Sobchak tells RT of plans to unite liberal opposition
Upon getting just 1.5 percent of votes in Sunday’s presidential election, Ksenia Sobchak told RT that she did not intend to win, but rather “educate” Russian citizens, and went on to present a plan to unite all liberal opposition.
Mar 19, 2018 09:35
Russian Politics News
Navalny accuses Sobchak of running in exchange for 'tremendous sum of money'
As two Russian politicians discussed the future after the presidential election, their discussion quickly turned into a confrontation, with both sides accusing each other of lies, hypocrisy and betrayal of the liberal cause.
Mar 18, 2018 19:09
Russian Politics News
Russian reality star/presidential hopeful bursts into tears in live debate chaos (VIDEO)
Socialite-turned-politician Ksenia Sobchak stormed out of a live TV presidential debate in tears after interruptions by fellow contestants, flamboyant Liberal Democratic leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, and other candidates.
Mar 15, 2018 03:29
Russian Politics News
Presidential candidate Sobchak denies being Putin’s goddaughter
Russian presidential candidate Kseniya Sobchak, a daughter of Vladimir Putin’s friend and mentor, has strongly denied reports that she is the incumbent’s goddaughter, but admitted Putin was present at her baptism.
Mar 13, 2018 11:26
Russian Politics News
Your guide to 2018 Russian presidential election candidates: 3. Ksenia Sobchak (Civic Initiative)
Russians will be choosing between eight presidential candidates on March 18, and Ksenia Sobchak is the youngest hopeful. A socialite and candidate “against all,” she also owes a debt to her chief rival, Vladimir Putin.
Mar 10, 2018 20:10
Russian Politics News

RT asks

Yes. North Korea will denuclearize, US will stop war games. No. Pyongyang will renege, make fresh demands or launch a new rocket test. No. Trump will have a Twitter outburst, and set off another war of words. No. American hawks in Senate and Pentagon will make sure of it. Yes and No. Formal relations will be better, but North Korea will stay a hostile pariah state.

Ksenia Sobchak

RT asks

Will the Kim-Trump deal hold?

Will the Kim-Trump deal hold?

- Yes. North Korea will denuclearize, US will stop war games.

- No. Pyongyang will renege, make fresh demands or launch a new rocket test.

- No. Trump will have a Twitter outburst, and set off another war of words.

- No. American hawks in Senate and Pentagon will make sure of it.

- Yes and No. Formal relations will be better, but North Korea will stay a hostile pariah state.