Oprichter van Russia Today koud gemaakt in Washington DC
 

Een grote vis vindt de dood in onduidelijke omstandigheden.

A prominent Russian millionaire with high-level ties to the Kremlin has been found dead inside a Washington hotel, a Russian official and a senior U.S. official told ABC News.

Mikhail Lesin, the former head of media affairs for the Russian government who's been accused of curtailing the country’s press freedoms, had been staying at Hotel Dupont when he was found Thursday, according to officials.

It's unclear why the long-time adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Washington, but the Metropolitan Police Department is now investigating his death. On Thursday, U.S. authorities notified the Russian embassy in Washington that one of its citizens had died, and Russian officials are now working with American authorities to determine the circumstances of the death, the embassy told ABC News in a statement.

Citing an ongoing investigation, an MPD spokesman would only confirm the department is conducting a “death investigation."

Lesin is credited with creating Russia Today, the English-language news network backed by the Russian government. Now known as RT, the network “provides an alternative perspective on major global events, and acquaints an international audience with the Russian viewpoint,” according to its website.

Lesin “led the Kremlin’s efforts to censor Russia’s independent television outlets,” one U.S. lawmaker charged last year.

In fact, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), called on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into Lesin over allegations of corruption and money laundering.

In a letter to then-Attorney General Eric Holder, Wicker said Lesin had “acquired multi-million dollar assets” in Europe and the United States “during his tenure as a civil servant,” including multiple residences in Los Angeles worth $28 million.

“That a Russian public servant could have amassed the considerable funds required to acquire and maintain these assets in Europe and the United States raises serious questions,” Wicker wrote.

It's unclear if the FBI ever begun a probe.

From 1999 to 2004, Lesin served as Russia’s Minister of Press, Television and Radio, often traveling with Putin on official trips. In 2013, he became head of Gazprom-Media Holding, the state-controlled media giant that describes itself as one of the largest media groups in Russia and Europe. Lesin resigned the next year, reportedly citing family reasons.

Voorbarige conclusie dat hij vermoord werd.

Lesin “led the Kremlin’s efforts to censor Russia’s independent television outlets
the Justice Department to launch an investigation into Lesin over allegations of corruption and money laundering.

Geen onbesproken figuur de stichter van de "onafhankelijke":roll:RT.

Dat zou wel eens nefaste gevolgen kunnen hebben.

Er gebeurd zoveel achter de schermen waar wij geen weet van hebben.....

Bs'd

Ik bekijk geregeld russia today via youtube. Kunt ge mij eens zeggen waarom daar zoveel anti Israëlische propaganda op te vinden is?

Dat is me nog niet opgevallen. Kan U daar enkele voorbeeldjes van geven?

Betekent dit dan dat de de dood van deze type gerachtvaardigd was? Justice was done?

Over zijn dood speculeren heeft weinig zin op dit moment temeer er nog geen enkele concrete informatie van een lijkschouwing is.

Bs'd

Hier vindt u een hele reeks antizionistische propaganda.

Zeker niet. Was even een bijvraagje.

Ik speculeer helemaal niet over de doodsoorzaak. Ik vroeg gewoonweg aan de gelovige Drukaz of dit misschien wel het werk van GD was.

De moord op Pablo Neruda bijvoorbeeld, in Chili. Door de fascist Pinochet, zelf een door de VS geplaatste puppet.

RT is al heel lang een doorn in het oog van Washington. Dat hij net op die plaats sneuvelt is op z'n minst merkwaardig te noemen, om het woord verdacht niet uit te spreken.

Man gij kunt zeveren.

Niet zo hard als gij.

Man gij kunt zeveren. En niet alleen zeveren, liegen ook, zoals alle Amerika-sletten.

Als ze maar Rusland kunnen slecht maken en het Russische volk beledigen. De beschuldigingen zijn afkomstig van een zekere Roger Wicker, Amerikaans politieker.

In 2007, Wicker was criticized after securing a $6 million earmark for a defense company whose executives had made significant contributions to his campaign. BRON

Larry King voor Russia Today:

‘An Evening with Larry King': News legend talks to RT's Afshin Rattansi ahead of his debut on RT UK
_{7 nov 2015}
As legendary interviewer Larry King is set to debut his shows on RT UK,
he sat down with RT's “Going Underground” host Afshin Rattansi
at a special RT-hosted event, “An Evening with Larry King,”
to give the audience a taste of what the British viewers can expect.
(...)

Omdat Israël dikke vriendjes is met de VS. Meer moet je er niet achter zoeken.