Possible Clues:

• Russian bigwig
• Russian rugby move?
• Apply (for), as a promotion
• Ex-director of the Russian Federal Security Bureau, b.1952
• Contribute to a cash collection
• Deposit
• Contribute to a poker pot
• Despotic leader installed without a break
• Submit — it's Vlad!
• Leader typically appearing shirtless in 'S.N.L.' parodies