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Jan 3, 2023 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Russian Orthodox Church and KGB/FSB connection...
I have investigated this connection since early 90s and without going into any detail I can say that from early 1970s a priest could only become a Bishop with the blessing of the KGB, by being a KGB operative, yes that's true! Every priest was given a KGB code name and in the case of patriarch Kirill he was given the code name Mikhailov. He served with KGB and their task was to spread the gospel of the USSR abroad and KGB 1st directorate, domestic security, decided if they were to become a Bishop,
Dec 18, 2022 β€’ 5 tweets β€’ 2 min read
Switzerland - The Russian oligarchs paradise..
Even though some of the Oligarchs have been sanctioned they still have representative offices in Switzerland and have the very best lawyers, accountants and consultants to help keep their billions afloat in offshore companies & banks There are an estimated 200 billion Swiss francs held in Swiss banks by the Russian oligarchs and Switzerland is doing very little to recover those billions.
Switzerland knows this money is dirty yet somehow appears to turn the other way and let the Oligarchs continue to
Nov 21, 2022 β€’ 7 tweets β€’ 2 min read
They do as they want in UK because UK has not decided to cancel citizenship for oligarchs as I've been campaigning for them to do as unfortunately if UK had listened to me early on in mid late 1990s and acted accordingly we would not have the situation in UK today You must all be aware of the fact that the Oligarchs are snakes and they have made their way to the very top of UK society which has always been their goal, plan from start.. Invest billions in UK industries, get a golden UK passport and then get working on
Nov 20, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 2 min read
I am quite sure I am one of very few westerners who has personal experience of the Russian organized crime groups from the early 1990s.

Yes there are journalists who have interviewed gang bosses and made interesting documentaries/articles but that is just a facade.. Yes there are journalists who have interviewed gang bosses and made interesting documentaries/articles but that is just a facade..
Nov 20, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Having campaigned for more than 25 years to have the UK government sanction the Russian oligarchs who moved to the UK and particularly London/Moscow on the Thames back in 90s after the aluminium and oil wars in Russia it is very encouraging to see that having sanctione Image the Oligarchs and frozen their assets... The K-Cell of NCA is investigating the oligarch Enablers that can include professionals like private bankers, estate agents, specialist concierges, accountants and solicitors who are hired by the Oligarchs and other extremely Image
Nov 2, 2022 β€’ 6 tweets β€’ 2 min read
USA would be making a grave mistake if they were to exchange Viktor Boot/Bout(Π‘ΡƒΡ‚) for Griner.
Why?
Well the reasons are many fold...
1. This man is one of the world's most infamous gun-runners
2. Deep insight into global military intelligence.
3. Russia is already a powder keg Image with Prigozhin and Kadyrov already having greater influence over putin than government officials in the Kremlin.
Kadyrov wants to increase the war effort and eliminate the neo nazis in the Ukraine and has Russians from all different regions of RF flying into Grozny to fight for
Nov 2, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Prigozhin is a very dangerous man as he is very close to putin and has more influence over him than his government officials.
Prigozhin is also very close to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov who in turn is very close to Putin and these two together increase terror threat to Europe Image Kadyrov is a warmonger and will stop at nothing to continue war with Ukraine. Kadyrov has even said he was going to send his teenage sons to Ukraine to experience a real war...
He must be stopped as together with Prigozhin he can cause a serious threat to Europe.
Aug 29, 2022 β€’ 6 tweets β€’ 2 min read
Patriarch Kirill has never really led the life of a true patriarch. From the 1970s onwards in the ROC he became a favorite of Nikodim Rotov(KGB agent Svyatoslav) and he was promoted within the ROC because of this.
He was elected to Bishop at very early age of 31 Image all due to this favoritism.
His time in Switzerland when he worked as the ROC international representative at WCC in Switzerland was also due to favoritism by Rotov.
From Gundyaev's(patriarch kirill) time as KGB agent he started putting his fingers in more and more dirty pies..
Aug 24, 2022 β€’ 8 tweets β€’ 3 min read
As a result of my over 25 years investigating the Russian Orthodox Church in USSR/Russia and the current head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, I have come to the conclusion that the Russian Orthodox Church has worked as a state-run money laundry for decades. Image The church could launder their money and that of the Orthodox oligarch and other Russian oligarchs through Swiss Bank accounts and transfers to off shore accounts with the help of Swiss accountants and businessmen, a couple of them have known the Patriarch for years
Aug 22, 2022 β€’ 10 tweets β€’ 2 min read
Targeting family members.
While thinking about assassination of Darya Dugina I started thinking about the old days in the 1990s when I worked with security detail for the extremely wealthy Russian elite in Russia and abroad..
Darya should never be alone. She should have security. detail and definitely have a security driver. Whether she was with her dad or alone she should have her own security detail
Jul 28, 2022 β€’ 5 tweets β€’ 2 min read
Switzerland - The Russian oligarchs paradise..
Even though some of the Oligarchs have been sanctioned they still have representative offices in Switzerland and have the very best lawyers, accountants and consultants to help keep their billions afloat in offshore companies and banks.
There are an estimated 200 billion Swiss francs held in Swiss banks by the Russian oligarchs and Switzerland is doing very little to recover those billions.
Switzerland knows this money is dirty yet somehow appears to turn the other way and let the Oligarchs continue to
Jul 27, 2022 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 3 min read
I find it just as interesting that the UK has not expelled a single intelligence officer accredited as a diplomat/operating under diplomatic cover in UK since back in 2018 as a result of the Skripal poisonings when UK intelligence services expelled every known Image Russian intelligence officer

operating under diplomatic cover in the UK (apart from the declared liaison officer for each Russian intelligence service) 23 in total.
Jul 27, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 3 min read
The secret Swiss Bank accounts of the Orthodox oligarch.
Patriarch Kirill has a fortune of around $3-4 billion even though when asked about these accounts, his luxury cars and private jets, properties including palaces he always replies. it all belongs to the ROC. Image The accounts are held in Swiss, Italian, Austrian and Spanish banks and off shore accounts. Mainly in Switzerland.
His accounts are also a channel for Putin and his Kremlin Kleptos as well as the oligarchs. Image
Jul 5, 2022 β€’ 9 tweets β€’ 7 min read
As a result of my over 25 years investigating the Russian Orthodox Church in USSR/Russia and the current head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, I have come to the conclusion that the Russian Orthodox Church has worked as a state-run money laundry for decades. The church could launder their money and that of the Orthodox oligarch and other Russian oligarchs through Swiss Bank accounts and transfers to off shore accounts with the help of Swiss accountants and businessmen, a couple of them have known the Patriarch for years
Jul 4, 2022 β€’ 5 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Ice hockey Olympic silver medalist, Gagarin Cup winner with CSKA Ivan Fedotov is currently in Severomorsk, Murmansk region, for military service, the player is expected to serve on Novaya Zemlya. This was reported by a source in law enforcement agencies. Image 25-year-old Fedotov was detained in St. Petersburg, the goalkeeper is suspected of evading military service. In the military registration and enlistment office, the hockey player became ill, he was sent to the hospital but the hockey player has since left the medical facility Image
Jun 9, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 4 min read
Russian Orthodox Church and KGB/FSB connection...
I have investigated this connection since early 90s and without going into any detail I can say that from early 1970s a priest could only become a Bishop with the blessing of the KGB, by being a KGB operative, yes that's true! Every priest was given a KGB code name and in the case of patriarch Kirill he was given the code name Mikhailov. He served with KGB and their task was to spread the gospel of the USSR abroad and KGB 1st directorate, domestic security, decided if they were to become a Bishop,
Jun 7, 2022 β€’ 6 tweets β€’ 6 min read
As a result of my over 25 years investigating the Russian Orthodox Church in USSR/Russia and the current head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, I have come to the conclusion that the Russian Orthodox Church has worked as a state-run money laundry for decades. Image The church could launder their money and that of the Orthodox oligarch and other Russian oligarchs through Swiss Bank accounts and transfers to off shore accounts with the help of Swiss accountants and businessmen, a couple of them have known the Patriarch for years
Jun 1, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 4 min read
I would like to officially ask @EU_Commission @eucopresident @vonderleyen @EUCouncil @potus @hmtreasury to swiftly consider and then sanction the Russian Orthodox Church as it is just a front for a massive money laundering industry which I've investigated for over 25 years. Patriarch Kirill when interviewed/asked about whether he owns the properties, luxury private jets, super yachts, luxury cars and Bank accounts always replies that it is the ROC that owns them all..
So it is a question of sanctioning both the ROC and Kirill at the same time
May 31, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 3 min read
I would like to officially thank @EU_Commission @eucopresident @vonderleyen @EUCouncil and all involved in reaching the decision to finally sanction the head of the corrupt Russian Orthodox Church and its current head, Patriarch Kirill.
My investigation into the ROC can continue by hopefully finally being able to convince the World Council of Churches to ban the ROC from the Council.
I shall continue to investigate the Patriarch as even though he is to be sanctioned in next wave of EU sanctions there are still questions about his assets abroad.
May 31, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 2 min read
How has Rybolovlev avoided being sanctioned? This billionaire and Russian oligarch who owns Monaco FC has still not been sanctioned and is free to travel worldwide and his yacht Anna, can sail wherever he wants it to and it has now just arrived in the safe haven of Turkey. Turkey is against the sanctions and as such is seeing billions being pumped into their banks by oligarchs and the Oligarchs make sure they have their assets in Turkey and Dubai.
There are still so many major oligarchs free to travel as they want who have not been sanctioned and
May 30, 2022 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Having campaigned for more than 25 years to have the UK government sanction the Russian oligarchs who moved to the UK and particularly London/Moscow on the Thames back in 90s after the aluminium and oil wars in Russia it is very encouraging to see that having sanctioned Image the Oligarchs and frozen their assets... The K-Cell of NCA is investigating the oligarch Enablers that can include professionals like private bankers, estate agents, specialist concierges, accountants and solicitors who are hired by the Oligarchs and other extremely Image