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==Revelations of Russian attempt to bring Saif to power==
In September, 2019, documents obtained by the Daily Beast, and also the Dossier Center and Russian news site Proekt (Project), revealed that Russia been had running a campaign to bolster Saif's image in Libya following his family's fall from power and that agents from Russia's [[Wagner Group]] had personally traveled to Libya to bolster Saif.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/russias-wagner-mercenaries-have-moved-into-libya-good-luck-with-that|title=Russia’s Wagner Mercenaries Have Moved Into Libya. Good Luck With That.|first1=Michael|last1=Weiss|first2=Pierre|last2=Vaux|publisher=Daily Beast|date=28 September 2019|accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=russiarevealed /> In March 2020, documents leaked to Bloomberg News revealed that the Russian government had in fact been involved in operations to bring Saif to power in Libya and had that Saif obtained assistance from Maxim Shugaley, a veteran Saint Petersburg elections consultant, and his translator and colleague, Samir Seifan.<ref name=russiarevealed /> It was also revealed that Putin financier [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]], who washas also knownbeen described as "Putin's chef," was financing Saif's bid to win the Libyan Presidency.<ref name=russiarevealed>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-20/how-a-russian-plan-to-restore-qaddafi-s-libyan-regime-backfired|title=How a Russian Plan to Restore Qaddafi’s Regime Backfired|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=20 March 2020|accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==