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Leaked docs show Wilbur Ross is doing business w/Putin’s son-in-law through shipping venture in #Russia🇷🇺1/
theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/…
Leaked docs show Wilbur Ross is doing business w/Putin’s son-in-law through shipping venture in #Russia🇷🇺1/
theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/…
Ross owns stake in shipping co, Navigator, via chain of offshore investments. Navigator has partnership w/Sibur👉🏼#Russian🇷🇺gas company‼️ 2/
Ross kept stake in Navigator AFTER taking office & benefits from #Russian🇷🇺co run by Putin’s family/allies👉🏼some are under US sanctions‼️ 4/
Ross told US ethics watchdog he’d keep 2 shell companies, but didn’t say if he‘d keep Navigator & its lucrative contract in #Russia🇷🇺. 5/
Ross’ #Russian🇷🇺connection found in the #ParadisePapers, a trove of millions of leaked offshore files.🤔
Expect MUCH more dirt to come‼️ 6/
Expect MUCH more dirt to come‼️ 6/
Ross & Shamalov (#Putin son-in-law) involvement in shipping began in 2011👉🏼Ross began buying Navigator, got 2 seats on the co’s board.🤔 7/
Meanwhile, in Moscow, Shamalov began investing in Sibur, which was formerly #Russian🇷🇺state-owned.🙄 8/
In 2012, 2 ships from Ross’ co began transporting liquefied gas for Putin’s son-in-law’s firm👉🏼contract initially worth $226 million‼️ 9/
⁉️WHAT⁉️
👇🏼THIS👇🏼partnership doubled to 4 ships this year, as *Ross joined Trump’s🇷🇺administration*‼️🙄 10/
👇🏼THIS👇🏼partnership doubled to 4 ships this year, as *Ross joined Trump’s🇷🇺administration*‼️🙄 10/
Ross’ press secretary tried to distance Ross from Sibur deal w/FALSE statements contradicted by other sources. 🙄 11/
Spokesman claimed Navigator-Sibur deal signed in Feb’12, before Ross joined Navigator board👉🏼Sibur said deal signed in March‼️ 12/
“No funds managed by Ross ever owned majority of Navigator shares”👉🏼press release “Ross Agrees To Acquire Majority Stake In Navigator”.🙄 13/
Ross owns shell co’s that own shell co’s that own shell co’s that own Navigator. So NOT transparent‼️
👆🏼THIS👇🏼is how people HIDE things😡14/
👆🏼THIS👇🏼is how people HIDE things😡14/
Ross only declared $10 million Navigator stake, but his shell co has $179 million stake🤔Another clerical error⁉️15/
In 2014, Ross led €1 billion takeover Bank of Cyprus👉🏼favored destination for #Russian🇷🇺oligarchs seeking to store their STOLEN wealth.😡16/
Bank of Cyprus’ biggest shareholder was #Russian🇷🇺oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev👉🏼paid $95m for Trump’s FL mansion.🤔17/
Ross sat on senior leadership team of Bank of Cyprus w/Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, a former KGB colleague of #Putin’s.🙄 18/
Democratic senators wrote Ross in Feb demanding he disclose “the full extent of your connections to #Russia🇷🇺”. Ross did not respond.🙄 19/
Remember that Manafort laundered money via accounts at Bank of Cyprus.🤔
WHAT A COINCIDENCE‼️
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WHAT A COINCIDENCE‼️
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Ross has other biz deals w/#Russia🇷🇺. After he bought VTG, Europe’s largest railcar leasing firm👉🏼opened offices in Russia. 🙄 21/
Same day Ross was nominated by Trump, he dined w/Navigator executives👉🏼“The US economy will grow & Navigator will be a beneficiary.” 😡 22/
It’s not yet 2pm on a SUNDAY, and we already have TWO huge stories today👉🏼Ross & Flynn‼️
It’s #MuellerTime‼️🤗
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It’s #MuellerTime‼️🤗
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