Semion Mogilevich [1]
According to Litvinenko, Putin and Mogilevich had contacts since 1994 or 1993 [2]
In 2008, Mogilevich had problems with Russian authorities, which were resolved in 2009.[3]
At some point, Putin “inherited” Mogilevich-related figures such as Dietmar Clodo, Pintér and future Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán who collaborated in 1994. [4]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semion_Mogilevich
[2] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11364724/Is-this-Alexander-Litvinenkos-beyond-the-grave-attack-on-Putin.html
[3] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-crime/russia-frees-crime-boss-wanted-by-u-s-idUSTRE56Q0JT20090727
[4] http://hungarianspectrum.org/2014/12/22/the-good-name-of-sandor-pinter-minister-of-the-interior/
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Meanwhile the Biden admin just approved continued exemptions from U.S. sanctions for Samsung and TSMC (Taiwan Semicoinductor Manufacturing Company) regarding their chips and chip manufacturing plants IN CHINA. The sanctions were legitimate because both chip makers employ U.S. technology in their chips and their plants. Now Samsung and TSMC will get to expand their operations in (and for) China.
They - the Biden admin - makes a big deal about Hungary but does not mind U.S. technology getting deeper into bed with China. IDIOTS!!!!
Orban has encouraged Hungary to follow a dark cultural path - what Allan Bloom called the School of Resentment / Culture of Grievances.
In that school’s thought Hungary is an eternal victim mistreated by the world and the whole purpose of the world is to hurt Hungarians and therefore Hungarians are owed by the world and they don’t need to be bound by conventional morals.
Very similar to “Critical Race Theory” and has the same roots.
That framework doesn’t make people’s lives better and Hungary is falling behind their peers.
The believers of this nonsense find common cause with other grievance culture losers like Russia and China though.