Former Putin chief of staff Alexander Voloshin [who was known as the “power behind the throne”] has a secret investment in US energy company American Ethane, which, with Trump's help, signed a $26B export deal with China in Nov.
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"Trump applauded vigorously as American Ethane’s CEO signed a 'historic' memorandum of understanding with his Chinese partner." One of the chief beneficiaries of the Trump-endoresed deal is Voloshin, who headed Putin's first presidential administration.
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Putin was just a mid-level KGB agent & mayor’s aide until "Svengali-like political genius" Voloshin masterminded the handover of power to him in 2000, with backing from Yeltsin’s inner circle, which included Abramovich & Deripaska's father in-law.
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A key investor in Trump-endorsed American Ethane at one point included Voloshin's longtime friend & ally, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich [family friend of Ivanka & Jared Kushner], who provided $50M in start-up capital. FYI: The wife of American Ethane's CEO is Russian.
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The CEO of Trump-endorsed, Russian-backed American Ethane is John Houghtaling, whose wife, 'pop star' Yulia Timonina, was in a Russian girl-group [2008-2011], whose producer, Igor Matvienko, is a "registered confidant" of Putin.
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^^ sources re Yulia Timonina-Houghtaling [married to CEO of the Trump-endorsed, Russian-backed Houston energy firm, American Ethane] and her former music producer, Putin confidant, Igor Matvienko.
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In 2014, former Putin chief of staff Voloshin invested $1.25M in Houghtaling's American Ethane in return for a 2.5% stake in the new company & a seat on its board as an “independent director.” Voloshin routed the $1.25M into NY via Deutsche Bank.
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American Ethane investor Voloshin sits on the Board for Yandex with Charles Ryan, former Deutsche Bank Russia CEO [2006-2008] & Deutsche Bank consultant [2008-2010] AND Trump pal Herman Gref, CEO & Chairman of the Board of Russia's Sberbank.
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American Ethane investor Voloshin is also a longtime ally of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. After leaving the Kremlin in 2004, Voloshin became Chairman of Deripaska's company Norilsk Nickel – with help from VEB Bank and the support of Putin.
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Yeltsin oligarchs [the Family], who put Putin in power in return for guarantees of safety & prosperity, signal fealty once more: Yeltsin’s daughter & her husband Yumashev; his daughter Polina & her husband Oleg Deripaska; Voloshin; Abramovich; Alfa Group’s Fridman & Aven.
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In addition to Oleg Deripaska, Aleksandr Voloshin, Roman Abramovich, and Alfa Group’s Mikhail Fridman & Petr Aven, "The Family" also includes: Viktor Vekselberg & Leonard Blavatnik. All of whom have ties to Trump.
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👆 THREAD: "The Family" who put Putin in power are now all linked to Trump.
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In addition to Deripaska, Voloshin, Abramovich, Alfa's Fridman & Aven, Vekselberg, Blavatnik [all linked to Trump], "The Family" also includes: Alisher Usmanov, owner of Mail RU & RU social media company VK, who emailed w/ Trump's campaign in 2016.
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