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Agalarov, Aras

An Azeri billionaire who has won several Russian state contracts and been honored by Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
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Agalarov, Emin

A Russian pop musician and businessman.

He is the son of Aras Agalarov.

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Firtash, Dmitri

Ukrainian oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He is under indictment for bribery and racketeering, but has been fighting extradition to the United States.

He also has alleged involvement with corruption in the Ukranian energy company Naftogaz.

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Issue: Trump's Ties to Russia
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Greenberg, Henry

Russian expatriate who lives in the United States.

He has claimed to have been an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

He also uses the name Henry Oknyansky

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Stone indictment shows Trump campaign collusion - again (2019-Jan-28)
Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
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Gref, Herman

(Coming)

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Guccifer 2.0

A persona that was used to hack into Democratic National Committee computers in order to steal confidential emails, which then were published on WikiLeaks.

Guccifer 2.0 was later revealed to be an officer in the GRU - Russia's military intelligence agency.

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Stone indictment shows Trump campaign collusion - again (2019-Jan-28)
Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
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Intrater, Andrew

Chief executive officer for Columbus Nova - which is owned by Russian company Renova Group.

On the day that U.S. intelligence agencies announced that the Russian government deliberately attempted to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Intrater donated $250,000 to Donald Trump's inauguration fund.

Intrader is a cousin of Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, Renova Group's owner.

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Khusyaynova, Elena Alekseevna

Russian charged with attempting to interfere with the 2018 midterm elections.

The charges allege she managed funds for the Russian misinformation program Project Lakhta.

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Russian charged with interfering in 2018 elections (2018-Oct-19)
Issue: Mueller's Indictments
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Klokov, Dmitri

Russian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympics and the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.

In 2015, he offered to introduce presidential candidate Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Lavrov, Sergey

Foreign minister of Russia since 2004. He was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He was the Russian representative to the United Nations (UN) from 1994-2004.

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Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
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Leviev, Lev Avnerovich

Russian-born Israeli billionaire in the real estate and diamond businesses (he is nicknamed the King of Diamonds).

Leviev was involved in real estate deals with Prevezon Holdings - the subject of a Russian money laundering scheme - and Jared Kushner.

He is a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Magnitsky, Sergei

A Russian lawyer who investigated a money laundering scheme by Russian officials in 2007.

He was imprisoned by the Russian officials, and later died in prison under suspicious circumstances.

The 2012 Magnitsky Act, which barred these Russians from the United States and access to U.S. banks, was named for him.

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Mifsud, Joseph

A professor and foreign policy expert with ties to Russian government officials.

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Inspector General - Russia investigation not political (2019-Dec-10)
Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
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Navalny, Alexei

A Russian lawyer and anti-Putin activist.

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Russia releases sex worker after silence pledge about Trump (2019-Feb-15)
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Prigozhin, Yevgeny

A businessman with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Because he is a caterer, his close relationship with Putin has led him to be nicknamed Putin's Chef.

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Russian charged with interfering in 2018 elections (2018-Oct-19)
Indictment: American demonstrators duped by Russians (2018-Feb-22)
Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
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Putin, Vladimir

President of the Russian Federation.

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Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
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Sater, Felix

A longtime Trump associate, Felix Sater has close ties to U.S. organized crime and to the Russian government.

He has served time in prison for assault. He has been charged with racketeering - pleading guilty and testifying against his co-conspirators.

From 2003 - 2008, he worked for the Bayrock Group - becoming the chief operating officer. During that time, Bayrock worked to develop several properties for the Trump Organization.

He later went on to work for the Trump Organization.



Sater is a longtime friend of Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen.

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Lawyer: Trump offered Putin $50M penthouse in Moscow tower (2018-Nov-29)
Trump attorney asked for Kremlin help on deal (2017-Aug-29)
Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
Issue: Trump's Ties to Russia
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Timofeyev, Ivan

Director of programs at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) - a Russian tthink tank founded by the Russian foreign ministry. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is chairman of the board.

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Tokhtakhounov, Alimzhan

A reputed Russian mobster - wanted in the U.S. after he was indicted in connection with an illegal gambling ring run out of Trump Tower in New York.

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van der Zwaan, Alex

Dutch lawyer who pleaded guilty to lying to investigators in the investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election.

He was the first person sentenced to prison in the investigation.

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Trump adviser Papadopoulos to serve time in Russia probe (2018-Sep-07)
Issue: Mueller's Indictments
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Vashukevich, Anastasia

A Belarusian sex worker who goes by the professional name of Nastya Rybka.

In addition to her other work, she authored a book titled The Diary of Seducing a Billionaire - allegedly highlighting a yacht trip with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

She has been involved in several sexual pranks and protests. In 2017, she served a week in jail for a sex prank instigated by her colleague and self-proclaimed Belarusian "sex guru" Alexander Kirillov - who goes by the professional name Alex Lesley.

Kirillov was running for the Russian presidency at the time against President Vladimir Putin. His slogan was "A country led by a military man will fight. A country, led by a scientist, will develop. A country that is run by a sex guru will multiply!"

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Russia releases sex worker after silence pledge about Trump (2019-Feb-15)
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Vekselberg, Viktor

A Russian oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Vekselberg owns Renova Group, a Russian holding company that owns companies involved in construction, transportation, energy, telecommunications, and banking.

One of those companies - Columbus Nova - is run by Vekselberg's cousin Andrew Intrater.

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Trump administration imposes Russia sanctions (2018-Apr-06)
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Veselnitskaya, Natalia

A Russian lawyer with close ties to the Russian government.

Veselnitskaya founded the Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative (HRAGI) that is working to repeal the Magnitsky Act - which is preventing certain wealthy Russians from accessing their wealth stored in the United States. HRAGI is based in the United States but funded by Russia.

One of Veselnitskaya's clients is Denis Katsyv, who owns Prevezon Holdings. Prevezon was named in the scandal uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky - which resulted in the Magnitsky Act.

Veselnitskaya was one of the key participants of the Trump Tower meeting.

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Trump's son met to get Russian government info on Clinton (2017-Jul-10)
Issue: Trump Campaign Russian Timeline
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Yanukovych, Viktor

President of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014.

Initially popular, he used his presidency to enrich himself and jail his main political opponent. After he backed out of a partnership with the European Union, violent protests in 2014 - in which many protesters were killed by government snipers - forced him to to flee. He ended up in Russia.

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Issue: Trump's Ties to Russia
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