The Oligarchs
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| Originally published | 2001 |
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| Authors | David E. Hoffman |
| Genres | Biography |
| Publishers | PublicAffairs |
| OCLC | 48221381 |
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| ID | 2917089 |
About The Oligarchs
The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia is a 2001 non-fiction book written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Washington Post contributing editor David E. Hoffman.
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... " Most museums can t compete with the deep pockets of The Oligarchs and the super-rich, " he said...
Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises
... " I took over the government with an anti-corruption, pro-development and pro-European mandate at a time when corruption schemes had captured all the institutions and The Oligarchs felt untouchable, " Ms Gavrilita said at a news conference...
Who is Alina Kabaeva, Putin's alleged girlfriend?
... The sanctions imposed by the EU and others are designed to punish those closest to Mr Putin - The Oligarchs, politicians and other officials said to have benefited from their proximity to the president...
Hidden wealth of one of Putin's 'inner circle' revealed
... As part of the Pandora Papers Russia project, an investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), the BBC has discovered evidence that: The Oligarchs the West are trying to sanction have many of these shell companies - says Tom Keatinge, director of the at the defence think tank RUSI...
Roman Abramovich: From orphan to sanctioned billionaire oligarch
... As Mr Putin established himself, he sought to assert his dominance over The Oligarchs...
Ukraine: Squatters occupy Russian oligarch's London mansion
...Squatters have occupied a central London mansion believed to belong to one of The Oligarchs sanctioned by the UK government...
Keir Starmer: Welsh Labour doing things 'differently and better'
... Regarding Ukraine, Sir Keir said: " We must tackle The Oligarchs here by going after their stolen wealth and assets...
Ukraine war: Invaded people will be our judge, says Boris Johnson
... He said: " At home, the UK government must move faster and harder to impose sanctions on The Oligarchs and politicians linked to the rogue Russian regime...
Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises
By Tiffany Wertheimer & Danny Aeberhard, World Service Europe editorBBC News
Moldova's government has collapsed and its pro-EU Prime Minister has stepped down after 18 Months of political and economic turbulence.
Europe's poorest country was struggling with " multiple crises" outgoing PM Natalia Gavrilita said on Friday.
With The War raging in neighbouring Ukraine, Moldova has been facing inflation, High Energy prices, a refugee influx and Russian aggression.
The News came just hours after Russian missiles flew over Moldovan airspace.
Announcing her resignation on Friday, Ms Gavrilita said that when her government was elected in 2021, No One expected it would have to manage " so many crises caused by Russian aggression in Ukraine".
Moldova is precariously close to The War - it shares a 1,222km (759 mile) border with Ukraine, and has suffered greatly from The Fallout of Russia 's invasion.
" I took over the government with an anti-corruption, pro-development and pro-European mandate at a time when corruption schemes had captured all the institutions and The Oligarchs felt untouchable, " Ms Gavrilita said at a news conference.
" We were immediately faced with energy blackmail, and those who did this hoped that we would give in, " She Said , referring to the Kremlin.
An Energy Crisis was sparked Last Year when Russia suddenly reduced its gas supplies to Moldova, which relied 100% on Russia for gas. It caused inflation to skyrocket and there was public unrest over the High Energy costs.
President Maia Sandu thanked Ms Gavrilita for her " enormous sacrifice and efforts to lead the country in a time of so many crises".
" We have stability, peace and development, where others wanted War and bankruptcy, " The President said.
She has already nominated her former defence adviser Dorin Recean - who is also pro-EU - as The Next Prime Minister . The Moldovan parliament will vote to confirm his nomination next week.
In the earlier days of The War in Ukraine, there were fears The Conflict would spill over into Moldova, or that Russia might invade it too.
That concern has receded for now, but as, pressure has increased from Russia - which has tried to undermine the former Soviet state, and the EU's influence.
In a stark warning on Thursday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia had a plan to " destroy" Moldova, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
" These documents show who, when and how Russia is going to break democracy of Moldova and establish control, " he told EU leaders at a summit in Brussels.
" I immediately warned Moldova about these threats, " he added.
Moldovan intelligence services later confirmed they had also identified " subversive activities" aimed at " undermining The State of The Republic of Moldova, destabilizing and violating Public Order . "
There are also renewed tensions in Transnistria, a breakaway territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists that runs along Moldova's border with Ukraine, and where some 1,500 Russian soldiers are stationed.
Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused The West of trying to turn Moldova against Russia - as he claimed it had already done with Ukraine.
Natalia Gavrilita became Prime Minister in August 2021 when President Sandu's pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won a landslide parliamentary election.
She previously served as Finance Minister from June 2019 to November 2019 in when Ms Sandu was Prime Minister .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com