Grigor Nikunin was one of Arkady Malenkov's business partners in MPN Energy. Nikunin met with Malenkov and Yuri Puleshko at Klub Rybakov so they could discuss Project Gilgamesh. When Malenkov told them that Maxwell Newbold and his team found a tracker on the missiles they stole and needed to relocate, Nikunin and Puleshko started to panic. Nikunin, being the more cynical member in the trio, already suspected that Malenkov's plans would fail after their botched attempts to make America go to war with the Middle East during Day 2. Against Malenkov's orders, Nikunin went to the Al Pash Grand Hotel so he could have a meeting with Dmitry Markoff and Vadim Zalesky. Destined to overthrow Malenkov and to take over the energy company, Nikunin asked for assistance from the two officials, knowing he'