Russia took Crimea right after the wife of Moscow Mayor wired $3.5 million into Hunter Biden’s company account. https://twitter.com/BenKTallmadge/status/1309572130007216129

May 12, 2014.
Hunter Biden joined the Burisma Board.

May 13, 2014.
Chris Heinz , stepson of Secretary of State John Kerry, who’s Hunter’s business partner at Rosemont Seneca Thornton, emailed to Kerry’s Chief of Staff, to distance himself from the decision.

Burisma’s Founder & President Mykola Zlochevsky was Ukraine’s Minister of Natural Resources under pro-Russia PM Victor Yanukovitch, he also served as Deputy Secretary on the National Security & Defense Council.

After Yury Luzhkov died in Dec 2019, Putin issued statement praising the Hunter Biden Russian handler’s longtime effort for uniting Crimea with Russia.

Luzhkov also sided with Yeltsin during the 1991 attempt by KGB to overthrow reformist Gorbachev. https://www.rferl.org/a/yury-luzhkov-ex-mayor-who-dominated-moscow-for-nearly-two-decades-is-dead-at-83/30317745.html

Laundromat: The Russian Banks and Putin’s Cousin

The biggest money-laundering op yet uncovered involved Russian Land Bank (RZB), before 2011, RZB was owned by Luzhkov’s wife Baturina who wired $3.5M to Hunter.

https://www.reportingproject.net/therussianlaundromat/the-russian-banks-and-putins-cousin.php

On Sept 2010, Luzhkov was fired from his post as Mayor of Moscow by Pres. Medvedev over corruption.

In 2011, the RZB board with a new set of shareholders led by Alexander Grigoriev ousted Baturina.

Grigoriev brought his own team of managers including Putin’s cousin Igor Putin.

Putin-tied Russian Direct Investment Fund & Hunter Biden-

https://twitter.com/benktallmadge/status/1132617930280263680?s=21 https://twitter.com/BenKTallmadge/status/1132617930280263680

Also in 2014, After Russia took Crimea..

Economic Sanctions Spare Western-Tied Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)

Ex Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, longtime Obama confidante was listed in corporate doc as a fund advisor. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/31/economic-sanctions-spare-western-tied-russian-fund/14822073/

Alexander Vindman was working at thé US embassy in Moscow when the wife of former mayor wired $3.5M to Hunter Biden, right before Russia took Crimea

H/t @grabaroot

https://twitter.com/playstrumpcard/status/1310648949393502214?s=21 https://twitter.com/PlaysTrumpCard/status/1310648949393502214

Over $200 Million from Russia!

https://twitter.com/seamusbruner/status/1310950906968649729?s=21 https://twitter.com/seamusbruner/status/1310950906968649729

During Joe Biden’s visit to Ukraine on Apr 22, 2014, there were divided opinions in Kazakhstan over Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

The same day, Novatus Holding, owned by Kenges Rakishev of Kazhaghstan, wired $142,300 to Hunter’s Rosemont Seneca.

The Kazakh govt reportedly shifted position over time.

Rakishev is the son-in-law of now-retired Mayor of Astana (capital of Kazakhstan) Imangali Tasmagambetov.

Tasmagambetov later served as Kazakh Ambassador to Russia.

Kenges Rakishev, Hunter, Joe & Kazakh PM Karim Massimov:

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/HSGAC_Finance_Report_FINAL.pdf