Arkady Malenkov was a Russian oil baron in charge of MPN Energy. He also tried to start a war between the Middle East and America. Malenkov hired Maxwell Newbold to steal two nuclear missiles from Karl Rask in hopes of launching them at Mecca and Medina. After Newbold hit a setback securing the missiles, Newbold called Malenkov and informed him of the situation. Afterwards, Malenkov met with Grigor Nikunin and Yuri Puleshko at Klub Rybakov early in the morning so he could tell them that Newbold's mercenaries had run into complications. Puleshko and Nikunin suggested getting assistance from Spetsnaz agents, but Malenkov shot down the idea, telling them that being indebted to the Spetsnaz would further complicate matters. He later called Newbold for a status update and told him that he could