1/ “We are not spies, we are not a spy organization”, says the vice-chairman of the Russian-led International Investment Bank (IIB) that has been accused of having ties to Russian intelligence.
IIB is relocating its HQ from Moscow to Budapest. Thread.
nepszava.hu/3040886_nem-va…
IIB is relocating its HQ from Moscow to Budapest. Thread.
nepszava.hu/3040886_nem-va…
2/ Georgy Potapov says that the bank will start operate with a staff of 50-60 before they move almost everyone (110 people) to Hungary. It's strange as Hungary’s counter-intelligence told MPs previously that IIB’s staff is only expected to be around 30-40!
direkt36.hu/en/gyorsan-akt…
direkt36.hu/en/gyorsan-akt…
3/ Potapov also says that IIB’s IT and administrative department will stay in Moscow. Why? It sounds inconvenient leaving your servers, paperwork, IT & admin guys in Russia when you typically need to consult them every day.
What’s the problem with moving them to NATO territory?
What’s the problem with moving them to NATO territory?
4/ IIB vice-chair Potapov when confronted with the fact that both the U.S. & Hungarian secret services have national security concerns over his bank:
“The task of secret services is to find national security risks in as many places as possible, this is what they are paid for.”
“The task of secret services is to find national security risks in as many places as possible, this is what they are paid for.”
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