Putin's Daughter Is Linked To Wilbur Ross Another Trump-Russia Connection?

[Sunlei]

Source: Newsweek

President Donald Trump's Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is doing business with Russian President Vladimir Putin's son-in-law, a bombshell new report revealed Tuesday.

A large leak of financial documents called the Paradise Papers revealed several weeks ago that Russian billionaire Kirill Shamanov, the son of a close friend of Putin, does business with Ross — but until Tuesday, the exact connection between Shamanov and Putin was unclear.

Katerina Tikhonova – a wealthy dancer married to Shamanov – has finally been confirmed to be the daughter of Putin, Reuters reported.

Vladimir Putin has been so secretive about this daughter's identity that Kremlinologists have spent years trying to confirm that Tikhonova is Putin’s offspring. Sources previously told the media that Tikhonova was Putin’s daughter, but then they backtracked and vehemently denied their comments. Now, a man who worked with Tikhonova has confirmed on-the-record that she is Putin’s daughter. Shamanov allegedly married Tikhonova in 2013, and attendees at the couple’s wedding were reportedly sworn to secrecy.

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/trump-russia-investigation-wilbur-ross-putin-daughter-business-724417

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Meanwhile, Ross maintained his holdings in Shamanov’s company even after taking a position in the Trump administration, which some experts believe is a conflict of interest because the Commerce Secretary is consulted on which Russians to sanction.

[snooper2]

1. Since when do journalists put question marks at the end of an articles' title?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Since forever.

It's not common, but it is a part of journalistic skepticism, which is healthy.

[Achilleaze]

2. republicans selling out America to the evil empire* russians

sucks. Lock them up.

* per ronald reagan

[lagomorph777]

4. Wilbur Ross is a money launderer.

He runs a Cypriot money laundry.

[NewJeffCT]

5. The number of people on Team Trump with connections to Russia

has now exceeded the number of people who attended Trump's inauguration.

[turbinetree]

6. I really like how Rachel Maddow linked this asshole in the beginning,

and what did the U.S. Senate do-------they voted Aye 72-27

?itok=nnK6WX56

I hate traitors....................

[Judi Lynn]

7. I hope she doesn't go through a lot of dance partners quickly!

Qualified replacements could be hard to find quickly.

[Sunlei]

10. She is "pretty & a good dancer". notice though she is heavy footed & needs a great partner to add

add "lightness/spring" to her "steps".

Like this 'dancing horse's, lighter steps

[BadgerMom]

8. K/R

[Botany]

9. Funny how it always comes back to Russia w/Trump and company.

The Bank of Cyprus Might as Well Be Called the Bank of Russian Billionaires and Their Wealthy Friends. The Bank of Cyprus has major business operations in Russia and Ukraine. It has client representatives who are fluent in Russian. At least 50 percent of deposits in the Bank of Cyprus belonged to non-EU residents, and “much of the funds were suspected to belong to Russian oligarchs.” It does enough business with Russians that it told investors that economic sanctions would limit its financial dealings and expose the bank to risks related to sanctions against Russia and “certain Russian citizens and businesses.”

Commerce Nominee Ross Was Among Those Who Saved the Bank by Putting “a Majority” of Its Shares Into Foreign, Primarily Russian Hands. Ross Became Vice-chairman of the Bank… Alongside a Former KGB Agent. The Bank of Cyprus was saved by Wilbur Ross, and others through an “international rescue deal” that also put “a majority” of the Bank of Cyprus shares into the possession of foreigners, primarily, Russians. When the dust settled Russian oligarchs and their representatives were appointed to the Bank of Cyprus board of directors, as was Wilbur Ross, who became a vice chairman. Former KGB agent Vladimir Strzhalkovskiy became the other vice chairman. As such, Wilbur Ross “has close ties to Russian finance.” Being in this position at the Bank of Cyprus made “him a de facto business partner with Viktor F. Vekselberg,” who is known as “the oligarch’s oligarch.” Ross and Vekselberg’s representative have sat together on the nominations and corporate governance committee of the board.

Trump Sold a $95 Million Florida Mansion to a Russian Oligarch Who Ended up Being the Largest Shareholder of the Bank of Cyprus. Donald Trump sold a Florida mansion to Russian oligarch for $95 million. Soon thereafter the oligarch became the largest shareholder in the Bank of Cyprus.

Ross Has Praised Russia’s Putin and Opposed U.S. Policy, Favoring Russian Interests Instead. Wilbur Ross praised Vladimir Putin and thinks the United States should appease him by letting him annex part of Ukraine.


https://trumptransparency.org/research/the-shady-russian-ties-of-trump-commerce-nominee-wilbur-ross/

[BeanCounting]

11. And Shamanov is who Eric Prince met up with in the Seyschelles

Nothing to see here.