Another Kremlin enemy has been found dead in London

[MelissaB]

Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov found dead at his London home

Close friend of late oligarch Boris Berezovsky claimed political asylum in UK after being convicted of fraud

A Russian exile who was close friends with the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been found dead in his London home, according to friends.

Nikolai Glushkov was discovered by his family and friends late on Monday night, aged 68. The cause of death is not yet clear. One of his friends, the newspaper editor Damian Kudryavtsev, posted the news on his Facebook page.

In the 1990s, Glushkov worked for the state airline Aeroflot and Berezovsky’s LogoVAZ car company. In 1999, as Berezovsky fell out with Putin and fled to the UK, Glushkov was charged with money laundering and fraud. He spent five years in jail and was freed in 2004.

In recent years, Glushkov had lived in London, where he received political asylum. In 2011, he gave evidence at the court case brought by Berezovsky against his fellow oligarch Roman Abramovich, who remained on good terms with the Kremlin.

More: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/13/russian-exile-nikolai-glushkov-found-dead-at-his-london-home?CMP=twt_gu&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true

[dalton99a]

1. Putin's message to friends and enemies alike: "You better say nice things about me"

[MelissaB]

2. From the Telegraph

Russian businessman and close associate of Boris Berezovsky found dead in Britain, lawyer says

A close associate of the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been found dead in Britain, it has been reported.

Nikolai Glushkov, a former deputy director of Aeroflot, died at the age of 69, Russia's Business FM radio station said, citing his lawyer.

The lawyer, Andrei Borovkov, did not mention a cause of death. Mr Glushkov, a close ally of Mr Berezovsky, was twice charged with fraud in Russia.

Mr Berezovsky was once one of the most powerful businessmen in Russia and was instrumental in Vladimir Putin's rise to power in 1999.

He later fell out with the Russian president and fled to London in 2000, where he became one of Mr Putin's most outspoken critics.

Mr Berezovsky was found hanged in his Berkshire home in 2013 in an apparent suicide.

More: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/13/russian-businessman-close-associate-ofboris-berezovsky-found/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter