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Russia’s Growing Influence in the Middle East & RT Founder/Putin Adviser Found Dead What Did He Know? (Video)
11 Nov 15
Russia’s growing influence in the Middle East and Europe is worrying some strategists at the Pentagon. Coincidentally, the founder of RT (Russia Today) was found dead in a hotel room in Washington, D.C. this week.
RT FOUNDER, PUTIN ASSOCIATE FOUND DEAD IN DC HOTEL
It’s unclear why the long-time adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Washington
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 Putinwas 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. READ MORE
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