Yuri had taken care of Mayor Smirnov’s request to be supported to run for a seat in the Senate, after his lengthy discussion with him. He learned there were other oligarchs that offered to back him up this time, but the mayor chose Yuri since they already had connection. Smirnov did not want to betray him by jumping on to another ship.
The oligarch was thankful enough that the mayor and the governor helped him get through the coal mine incident in Kemerovo Oblast. The investigation was sped up, and the management was not held accountable as it was ruled as an accident. Hence, it was taken care of smoothly, and the mine would be in operation again once construction was over.
Yuri’s meeting with the miners’ families, on the other hand, went well. Their benefits from the insurance company
