It is revealed that Dimitri is actually in collusion with Ray Bulgarin, a former employer of Niko who orders his men to kill him. Niko assassinates Faustin on Dimitri’s orders, but is then betrayed by Dimitri himself. Niko completes jobs for Faustin before joining Dimitri’s plot to betray Faustin and take over the organization. Niko creates ties with the Liberty City Bratva through Roman’s loan shark Vladimir Glebov and later makes acquaintance with a major figure of the Bratva, Mikhail Faustin and his associate, Dimitri Rascalov. It is later revealed that one of the reasons Niko came to Liberty City was to search for the person he blames for the betrayal of his old army unit: Florian Cravic. Niko aids Roman in his troubles while hoping to carve out a new life for himself in the city. After his arrival, however, Niko quickly learns that Roman’s tales of riches and luxury were lies concealing Roman’s struggles with debt and gangsters. After persuasion from his cousin Roman, who immigrated to America years prior to the game’s opening, Niko leaves Eastern Europe to come to Liberty City, where he hopes to forget his criminal past and pursue the American Dream. Grand Theft Auto IV follows the story of Niko Bellic, an illegal immigrant and veteran of the Bosnian War.
