Nikolay Peskov

Nikolay Dmitriyevich Peskov (Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Песков; born 3 February 1990), also known as Nikolai Choles (Николай Чоулз) is the son of Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Peskov.

Nikolay Peskov
Николай Песков
Born
Nikolay Dmitriyevich Peskov

(1990-02-03) 3 February 1990
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Other namesNikolai Choles
Relatives

Biography

Peskov was born 3 February 1990 in Moscow.[1] He is the eldest son of Dmitry Peskov and Anastasia Budyonny.[1][2] He is a great-grandson of Semyon Budyonny.[3] He moved with his mother to the United Kingdom in the 1990s.[4] Peskov sometimes uses his stepfather's surname, Choles.[4] He was educated in Britain.[4]

From 2010 to 2012, Peskov was in the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces and participated in the 2012 Moscow Victory Day Parade.[5] He briefly worked as a correspondent for RT.[4][5]

In 2017, Peskov's opulent lifestyle was criticized by Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.[4][6] Peskov responded on RBK that Navalny's report was "a provocation."[6]

On 11 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Peskov was added to the list of specially designated nationals who are sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury as part of the international sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1] On 15 March 2022, Peskov was sanctioned by the United Kingdom and is barred from traveling to the country.[4]

Regarding the 2022 Russian mobilization, Peskov told pranksters, who pretended to be recruitment officers, that he had no intention of going to war and would resolve the issue "on a different level."[7][8] It was seen as an example of nepotism in Putin's Russia.[8]

Criminal record

Peskov was in a young offender institution for stealing a mobile phone and took courses for alcohol abuse and anger management.[9] This was after a 2010 incident when Peskov and two other men "(punched) a teenager in the face during a mobile phone theft"[4][9] outside a McDonald's in Milton Keynes.[9][4] He was given a 15-month sentence. Peskov claimed that he was estranged from his family and had been kicked out by his family at the age of 16.[9]

In 2016, it was alleged that Peskov was the subject of a police investigation for beating his grandmother, Inese Budyonny, a 71-year-old pensioner.[3]

References
  1. "Issuance of new Russia-related Executive Order and related General Licenses; Publication of new and amended Frequently Asked Questions; Russia-related Designations; North Korea Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. "Песков рассказал о сыне-«шалопае»". RBC (in Russian). 26 October 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. "Песков-Чоулз безнаказанно избил "бабушку Буденного"". Rospress (in Russian). 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016.
  4. Evans, Martin (15 March 2022). "Son of Vladimir Putin's press chief has assets frozen as 370 more Russians face sanctions". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. "Чоулз Николай Лица". Rucompromat. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. "Navalny Outs Kremlin Spokesman's Alleged Son". The Moscow Times. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. "Pranksters called the son of one of Putin's closest allies and told him he is being enlisted in the army — but he refused". Business Insider. 22 September 2022.
  8. "Draft-dodging son of top Putin aide caught exempting himself from fighting in Ukraine war". Fortune. 22 September 2022.
  9. Walker, Shaun (18 August 2017). "Russia: Navalny trains spotlight on lifestyle of Putin spokesman's son". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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