Boris Vorshevsky

"...those responsible will pay dearly for this tragedy."

- Boris Vorshevsky

Boris Vorshevsky is a character only mentioned in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and is the President of Russia after the Ultranationalist Party took control. He first appears in Modern Warfare 3 in the mission "Turbulance", where he was kidnapped by Makarov and later in "Down The Rabbit Hole" where he was rescued by Delta Force and Task Force 141

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Boris Vorshevsky is the President of Russia during Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It is said in one of the newspapers in Makarov's house that Vorshevsky ousted Makarov out of the inner circle, and he acquired the power. In another newspaper, it says that Makarov had previously threatened to kill Vorshevsky.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Boris Vorshevsky makes his first physical appearance in Modern Warfare 3 in the campaign level Turbulence in his Presidential plane heading towards the palace headquaters where he admits that he wanted to negotiate a peace treaty with NATO nations in Hamburg, Germany alongside his daughter Alena Vorshevsky. While meeting with his cabinet deiscussing about the peace treaty, the plane is hijacked by Makarov's men. Though he initially manages to escape, both the hijackers and the plane crash, he is eventually captured by Makarov after his security team perishes in not realizing that the rescue party was indeed under orders of Makarov. Makarov admits that the Russian forces are now invading Europe, but need Vorshesky to gain access to the stike, but he refused until Makarov knew that he always had a weakness about his beloved daughter. They exchange a brief confrontation, until Boris is led away, and the rest of the hijackers attack the remaining FSO agents and attempt to capture Alena Vorshevsky.

Trivia

 * He is the second of three characters whose rank is President in Call of Duty series, the first one being the playable character, President Al-Fulani, and the third being the also playable, John F. Kennedy.
 * It is interesting that despite that fact Vorshevsky was planning to make peace with NATO and the US, the majority of Russia's military forces were involved in the invasion of Western Europe following Makarov's chemical weapon attacks. This suggests that Vorshevsky was kept in the dark by his generals, who may have secretly sided with Makarov.
 * Although Vorshevsky is refered to as the President of Russia, in the intro to the mission Dust to Dust he is referenced to also be the Premier of Russia. This hints that when the Ultranationalists took over Russia they revived a few old traits of the Soviet Union and the position of Premier was revived, thus giving Vorshevsky control over both the state and the government.
 * His appearance and voice resembles Commissar Letlev from Call of Duty 2.