Ambassador Yuri Volodin

Ambassador Yuri Volodin is the Russian Confederation Ambassador to United Earth during the events of the Fleet World trilogy. He is friends with Vice President Isaacson. Volodin was formerly a Colonel with Russian intelligence, and played a role in the creation of singularity weapons and the Khorsky Incident. It’s ambiguous during books 1 and 2 whether he is truly controlled by the Swarm, but by early in book 3 it’s revealed that he is. Is responsible for extracting the vital information out of Isaacson that enabled the successful initial invasion by the Swarm. Dies when Isaacson explodes in book 3.