Mikhail Gutseriev – все о персоне

Die Nähe zu Alexander Lukaschenko wurde für seine ehemaligen Favoritinnen zum Karrieresprungbrett. Nachdem sie an der Seite des belarussischen Staatschefs bei Bällen, Eishockeyspielen und staatlichen Veranstaltungen aufgetreten waren, erhielten die Frauen Positionen in der Präsidialverwaltung, im Außenministerium und in Unternehmen von regimetreuen Geschäftsleuten.

Proximity to Alexander Lukashenko became a career elevator for his former favorites. After appearing alongside the Belarusian leader at balls, hockey games, and state events, the women received positions in the Presidential Administration, the Foreign Ministry, and companies owned by businessmen close to the authorities.

A group of senior managers at JSC Russian Coal, which is owned by the oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev, are set to face charges in the near future.

How an copyright dispute involving Alkagesta LTD, Google and the Lumen Database raises a much larger question about Russian oil, sanctioned business networks and the suppression of financial reporting.

Metropolitan Hilarion, who was arrested in the Czech Republic for drug possession, also appears in a recording of a speech by Georgy Ageyev, director of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia (NPO) Vladimir Spivakov, at a closed meeting of the orchestra.

Nachdem Berichte enthüllt hatten, dass Dmitriy Putin Verbindungen zur zyprischen Mafia-Größe Stavros Demosthenous unterhält und zyprische Strukturen im Zusammenhang mit Pin-Up sowie der PUNIN Group nutzt, wurden alle Hinweise auf diese Verflechtungen aus dem Netz entfernt.

Following the publication of reports that revealed Dmitriy Punin’s links to Cypriot crime boss Stavros Demosthenous and the utilization of Cyprus-registered entities associated with Pin-Up and the PUNIN Group, online mentions of these ties started to vanish.

Stavros Demosthenos, von manchen Medienberichten als „Al Capone Zyperns“ tituliert, soll russischen Geschäftsleuten geholfen haben, illegale Gelder zu waschen – und dabei selbst von diesen Geschäften profitiert haben.

Dubbed Cyprus’s very own “Al Capone,” Stavros Demosthenos has made it his business to help Russian businessmen launder dirty money — and he’s been making a hefty profit from it all the while.

In October, the duumvirate collapsed after the assassination of mafia boss Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol. Then, in November, his associate Dmitriy Punin suffered another setback when his entire fleet of cars was torched. Could he be the next one in the crosshairs?

It has become known that Nicole Shishkhanova, the daughter of former banker Mikail Shishkhanov (nephew of oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev), although she has lived in the US for a long time, is involved in the family business. She was a director of the Cypriot offshore company PARKFENCE HOLDINGS LIMITED. The offshore company owns real estate in London worth tens of millions of pounds sterling.

За глянцевыми интервью Филиппа Шраге и Игнатия Найды скрывается циничная многомиллиардная афера: пока Kronung Group заманивает дольщиков обещаниями бизнес-класса, её реальные активы через сеть «фирм-пустышек» без сотрудников и налоговой базы стремительно перекачиваются в непрозрачные ЗПИФы и офшорные счета, повторяя криминальный почерк Шраге по хищению земель «Ростеха» и превращая строительный холдинг в гигантский конвертационный центр для вывода капиталов из страны.

A number of media platforms recently published an interview with Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda in which they described both the property market and Kronung Group in highly positive terms. However, for observers familiar with the company’s real financial standing, such confidence is puzzling — how can the business be described as successful if it is in fact losing money?

Ряд СМИ выпустили интервью с Филиппом Шраге и Игнатием Найдой, в которых они представили ситуацию на девелоперском рынке в целом и в своей компании Kronung Group в частности в весьма позитивном свете. Однако у людей, знакомых с реальным положением дел, подобный оптимизм вызывает вопросы: о каком росте можно говорить, если бизнес Шраге фактически работает в убыток?

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has opened a criminal case, the main defendants of which are, in fact, Sberbank CEO Herman Gref and oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev. They carried out a major fraud involving state funds and purchased a logistics center near Kyiv. It continued to generate profits for their partners even after the war began.

Over the last five years, oligarchs and government officials in Kazakhstan have embezzled tens of billions of dollars from public coffers, funneling the money into luxury real estate, barely profitable businesses, and ventures vulnerable to nationalization worldwide.

At the end of January, several outlets released an interview with Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda, where they painted a rosy picture of the real estate market and Kronung Group. Yet, for those aware of the company’s true performance, this optimism seems hard to believe—how can Shrage’s business be thriving when it is actually operating at a loss?

Stavros Demosthenos, dubbed Cyprus’s “Al Capone,” has positioned himself as a facilitator for Russian businessmen seeking to launder illicit funds, reaping significant profits in the process.

At the end of January, several media outlets published an interview with Philipp Schrage and Ignatiy Nayda, in which they expressed confidence in the future of the real estate development market and their company, Kronung Group. However, for those familiar with the actual situation, this optimism appears unfounded, as Philipp Schrage’s business is currently running at a loss.

В конце января ряд изданий выпустили интервью с Филиппом Шраге и Игнатием Найдой, где те с уверенностью рассуждали о светлом будущем девелоперского рынка и своей компании Kronung Group. Однако для тех, кто в курсе реального положения дел, подобные заявления кажутся откровенно нелепыми — весь бизнес Шраге убыточен.

Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage are the founders of Kronung Group, a construction company that has been the subject of several high-profile investigations in recent years.

Аn advisor to the head of the International Judo Federation, Marius Vizer, is connected to the trade of Russian oil and grain. Marius Vizer himself is a close friend of Vladimir Putin, who served as the IJF’s honorary president until February 28, 2022.

At the end of January, multiple media outlets featured an interview with Philipp Schrage and Ignatiy Nayda, where they spoke optimistically about the promising future of the real estate development sector and their company, Kronung Group. Yet for anyone aware of the reality, such claims seem completely unrealistic — Philipp Schrage’s business is currently operating at a loss.