Oleg Deripaska, the Russian oligarch whose name this week was thrown into the Trump administration’s ongoing Russia saga, is no stranger to allegations of shady business dealings. He is also known as one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most loyal and valued allies.
On Wednesday, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort confirmed that he worked for Deripaska, but denied that his services included a plan to “greatly benefit the Putin Government,” as documents obtained by the Associated Press reportedly reveal. Yet Deripaska’s links to Putin are so well known that when the Associated Press reported the nature of Manafort’s business relationship …read more
Source: VICE News
