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Russian oligarchs have donated millions to U.S. charities, museums and universities, analysis shows
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | March 7, 2022 | Peter Whoriskey

Posted on 03/07/2022 10:35:20 AM PST by artichokegrower

American philanthropies, museums and universities have accepted millions of dollars from tycoons aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including several who are the targets of Western sanctions, according to an analysis by anti-corruption researchers.

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Viktor Vekselberg, an energy tycoon aligned with the Kremlin, who has donated more than $100,000 in his own name or through his company to an array of groups, including the Clinton Foundation


Go figure

1 posted on 03/07/2022 10:35:20 AM PST by artichokegrower
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They need to pay to rebuild Ukraine.
2 posted on 03/07/2022 10:37:40 AM PST by libh8er
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Donating to the Clinton Foundation was all about buying influence.. in the expectation that Hillary was going to be president.


3 posted on 03/07/2022 10:38:58 AM PST by libh8er
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Russian oligarchs have donated millions to U.S. charities, museums and universities, analysis shows

Well, they're gonna have to return it all, without exception, fortunately, on the bright side, they can keep the money paid to them by the Saintly Communist Chinese Oligarchs and Government because THEY'RE the Good Communists.

4 posted on 03/07/2022 10:42:56 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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Virtue signaling can get really expensive.

My mom once told me “money does not know who owns it”.

;-)


5 posted on 03/07/2022 10:45:10 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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Educrats are just prostitutes with PhDs.


6 posted on 03/07/2022 10:45:23 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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Yeah, once you’ve sold your soul to the commies it’s expensive to try to buy it back.


7 posted on 03/07/2022 10:48:37 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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Targeting oligarchs was not to prevent Putin’s invasion, it was propaganda stunt.


8 posted on 03/07/2022 10:48:44 AM PST by Conservat1
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Educrats are just prostitutes with PhDs.
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And syphilis enhanced brains.


9 posted on 03/07/2022 10:49:34 AM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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“My mom once told me “money does not know who owns it”.”

You have very smart mother.


10 posted on 03/07/2022 10:51:23 AM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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This sounds altruistic, but lets get the names of the “charities”. I have heard that the Russians have sent hundreds of millions over the years to radical global warmest groups in the U.S. and Europe. The intent was to destroy these countries interest in and ability to be self sufficient in energy production. Germany is now pathetic and we are a net importer of energy while our electric grids get weaker and weaker. Sometimes charity isn’t so charitable!


11 posted on 03/07/2022 10:51:37 AM PST by ga1948
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Al Capone opened soup kitchens in Chicago, too.


12 posted on 03/07/2022 11:00:27 AM PST by thescourged1
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Donating to the Clinton Foundation was all about buying influence.. in the expectation that Hillary was going to be president.

Heck, she really came through for the russians with that uranium deal (with which they may end up vaporizing our cities) even when she was still Hag of State.

13 posted on 03/07/2022 11:03:14 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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How come I never hear anything about American Oligarchs? “American” Oligarch Mark Zuckerberg donated $490,000,000 to help rig the 2020 election in favor of the Media-Dem Party. We never go after our own Oligarchs.


14 posted on 03/07/2022 11:04:27 AM PST by euram
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The oligarchs next charity will be the Russian economy.


15 posted on 03/07/2022 11:05:36 AM PST by rbmillerjr (Defeating China is impossible without understanding that Russia is our enemy)
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I’m more interested in the American oligarchs, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Oprah, Warren Buffett, the Google twins, Larry Fink, etc.


16 posted on 03/07/2022 11:10:27 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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Genocidal pedo Gates, etc... you know, oligarchs.


17 posted on 03/07/2022 11:11:06 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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Oligarch is the scary word the use when we want to mean to Russia.


18 posted on 03/07/2022 11:44:13 AM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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That’s awful nice of them.

It has zero relevance to anything other than it’s a nice thing to do. But we also know how “charitable” foundations work.


19 posted on 03/07/2022 11:50:40 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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Also to political campaign coffers on both sides of the aisle I’m sure, and of course the Clinton and Biden crime families.


20 posted on 03/07/2022 12:07:13 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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