🧐
🇷🇺
"Russian oligarch Arkady Rotenberg says he is the owner of an opulent Black Sea mansion, not President Vladimir Putin, as the leaders' critics had alleged."

Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg says 'Putin Palace' is his
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
🇷🇺
"One of Vladimir Putin's closest friends may have used Barclays Bank in London to launder money and dodge sanctions, leaked documents suggest."

FinCEN Files: Sanctioned Putin associate ‘laundered millions’ through Barclays
bbc.com/news/uk-542255…
🇷🇺
Russian oligarchs of the FinCEN Files
dw.com/en/the-russian…
🇷🇺🇺🇸
"Russian oligarchs have bought and sold multimillion dollar works of art while evading U.S. sanctions, according to a U.S. Senate report that urges reform..."

Artful dodgers: US Senate finds billionaire Putin pals evaded sanctions through art deals
icij.org/investigations…
🇷🇺🇺🇦
November 7, 2019

"Rotenberg was among the Russian officials and business executives blacklisted in the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014."

Blacklisted Russian businessman Rotenberg sells gas pipeline firm: spokeswoman
reut.rs/2CmRAMX
🇷🇺🇺🇦
"...the bridge to Crimea is important and beneficial to Putin's ally, head of the board of directors of the Stroygazmontazh construction company Arkady Rotenberg."

Russian political scientist explains Kerch Strait Bridge's significance for Putin
unian.info/politics/10770…
"That is, unless your name is Arkady Rotenberg, you’re a close friend of Vladimir Putin and you have a resourceful law firm like Appleby working for you."

International sanctions can be ruinous for business. That is, unless your name is Arkady Rotenberg. projekte.sueddeutsche.de/paradisepapers…
🇷🇺
"Billionaire brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg had the incredible good fortune of being childhood friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin."

See the offshore connections of Arkady and Boris Rotenberg
offshoreleaks.icij.org/stories/arkady…
🇷🇺🇺🇦
Putin’s Shadow Cabinet and the Bridge to Crimea
newyorker.com/magazine/2017/…
November 30, 2016

EU court upholds sanctions on Putin's businessman friend over Crimea
reut.rs/2gFlQZZ
🇷🇺🇮🇹
"The one exception was [Putin insider Arkady] Rotenberg, who had a small part of his Italian assets seized."

Navalny: Hold Russians Named in 'Panama Papers' Accountable
voanews.com/europe/navalny…
🇷🇺
"Sunbarn also received loans totalling $231m (£162m) from companies owned by or linked to another childhood friend of the Russian president - the billionaire Arkady Rotenberg."

Panama Papers: Putin associates linked to 'money laundering'
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
🇷🇺
"An unnamed spokesman for businessman Arkady Rotenberg confirmed to the RBC news service that Rotenberg had given loans to Roldugin, but the loans were commercial and several times smaller..."

Russia says Putin is main target of Panama Papers usatoday.com/story/news/wor…
"...they showed how brothers Boris & Arkady Rotenberg, childhood friends of Putin, were awarded 15% of the money controlled by Olimpstroy, the state company created to finance the Olympics."

Boris Nemtsov Exposed Putin's Corruption—And Paid With His Life
thedailybeast.com/boris-nemtsov-…
Jul 31, 2014

Ukraine conflict: New EU sanctions hit top Putin aides
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
"Arkady Rotenberg, the boyhood friend & former judo partner of President Vladimir Putin, already is collecting his winnings from what promises to be the most expensive Winter Olympics ever."

Putin Buddy Gets $7 Billion of Deals for Sochi Olympics
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The Rotenbergs’ secret American mansions, abandoned under US sanctions. occrp.org/en/investigati…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with SiSu WiTHiN 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇨🇦🇬🇧🇳🇿

SiSu WiTHiN 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇨🇦🇬🇧🇳🇿 Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @sisu_sanity

1 Feb
🇲🇲
"Myanmar military television says the military has taken control of the country for one year."👀

Reports: Military coup in Myanmar, Suu Kyi detained
apnews.com/article/aung-s…
Significant chance of TOC involvement relating to this "coup" situation IMO. Sam Gor syndicate reportedly has significant presence there.

Related story from last week:

Man accused of running one of the world's biggest drug cartels arrested in Amsterdam
us.cnn.com/2021/01/23/asi…
"As well as pioneering industrial-scale meth production in super-labs in Myanmar, Tse’s syndicate built its customer base...by offering to replace any drugs that were seized by LE at no extra cost."

Explainer: The arrest of Asia's 'most-wanted' drug boss
reut.rs/3qM78Rl
Read 20 tweets
31 Jan
On-brand.

"Alongside all the glamor, there’s hard data—facts and figures about the president’s business. Much of that data, however, is not true."

The Trump Organization’s Website Is Full Of Falsehoods
forbes.com/sites/danalexa…
LOL!🤣

Consider...40 Wall Street. The website calls the skyscraper a “72-story landmarked address.” It’s actually a 63-story building, according to a document filed with the SEC. The site says it has 1.3 million square feet of office space. It really has 1.1 million." ImageImage
🤦‍♂️
"At Trump's building in Las Vegas, it takes some strange math to get to 64 floors. Above the ground level, there's an office, five floors of parking, a pool, and then—suddenly—the 16th level, according to an architectural drawing." ImageImage
Read 7 tweets
31 Jan
👀
⚽️🇬🇧🇷🇺
"It comes after Russia's detained opposition figure Alexei Navalny called for action to be taken against Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov, who has ties with Everton."
Abramovich:

This seems like kind of an important detail.🧐

Usmanov:

December 2012

"The Russian billionaire who is one of Facebook's biggest investors believes that the social networking company's potential is 'not fully understood' — even by the company itself."

Wait for Facebook Surge: Russia’s Richest Man fw.to/Y2f44sU
Read 5 tweets
25 Dec 20
Once Asking $100 Million, Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Sells to Billionaire Ron Burkle for $22 Million
wsj.com/articles/once-…
What's Really Going On With Q Prime, Ron Burkle & Red Hot Chili Peppers
billboard.com/articles/busin…
September 4, 2020

Ron Burkle Makes Big Investment In APA – Deadline deadline.com/2020/09/ron-bu…
Read 7 tweets
24 Dec 20
"Tekashi 69 has found himself with yet another legal challenge, as two victims of an armed robbery he helped pull off in 2018 are suing him."

Tekashi 69 gets sued by two publicists for robbing them at gunpoint
mol.im/a/9081165
Next on the pardon list?

"Tekashi 6ix9ine has said he would vote for Donald Trump in his first interview since being released from prison."

Tekashi 6ix9ine says he would vote for Donald Trump
nme.com/news/music/tek…
Trump and Tekashi: The Art of the Troll theringer.com/pop-culture/20…
Read 4 tweets
23 Dec 20
"Under new proposed regulations from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), it may become much easier for the government to track bitcoin transactions."

Congratulations, the US got you cryptocurrency regulation for Christmas theverge.com/2020/12/22/221…
US Treasury Unveils Stifling Crypto Wallet Regulation — Experts Break Down the Rules news.bitcoin.com/us-treasury-cr…
US Floats Long-Dreaded Plan to Make Crypto Exchanges Identify Personal Wallets coindesk.com/fincen-propose…
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!