Um, why hasn’t the US sanctioned Roman Abramovich??? Remember this? “Abramovich and Trump are family friends and Abramovich has ownership in the company making the Dakota access pipeline.” - 2017
Thread. 1/ @POTUS thetrumpwatchdog.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/man…
2/ “Steel Made by Russian Company Tied to Putin [& owned by Abramovich] Used in Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines” ecowatch.com/steel-russia-d…
6/ I believe the UK & EU have already sanctioned Abramovich. What is the hold up in the US?
7/ Abramovich has made large donations to @RoswellPark in Buffalo, New York.
Whoa. Norma Investments, which was controlled by Roman Abramovich until the day Russia invaded Ukraine (at which point Abramovich transferred control to his close associate), is heavily invested in Cleveland Biolabs, which develops anti-radiation drugs. 8/ crunchbase.com/organization/c…
10/ “Abramovich Investment Vehicle [Norma Investments] Shifted Control Shortly After Russia Invaded Ukraine” 3/15/22 wsj.com/articles/abram…
11/ In 2018, Norma [under Abramovich’s control] paid $30 million to Cleveland Biolabs, Inc. in Buffalo, New York. 😳 finance.yahoo.com/news/cleveland…
13/ Guess who else is tied to Abramovich? Roger Stone protege Mike Caputo.
15/ Roger Stone protege Mike Caputo (who Trump appointed to a leadership position at HHS despite his lack of relevant experience) did PR work for Gazprom Media, a Gazprom subsidiary, in the early 2000s, when Gazprom was controlled by Roman Abramovich. washingtonmonthly.com/2017/05/21/who…
“Trump Reverses Pledge To Mandate U.S. Steel For Keystone Pipeline. A Direct Beneficiary Is A Russian Oligarch [Roman Abramovich] With Close Ties To Vladimir Putin” -3/6/17
17/ huffpost.com/entry/trump-re…
23/ “Roman Abramovich: New evidence highlights corrupt deals” - 3/14/22 bbc.com/news/world-eur…
25/ This piece says that, as of yesterday, Abramovich has not been sanctioned. But it could be that the US just hasn’t announced it yet. buzzfeednews.com/article/tomwar…
27/ Link for post 25. buzzfeednews.com/article/tomwar…

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