American lobbyists of Plahotniuc
On 11 May 2018, The Observer published the article “Why Did the US Ambassador to Germany Defend a Human Trafficker?”, by John R. Schindler. The author is a security expert and former National Security Agency analyst and counterintelligence officer, specialist in espionage and terrorism. The article addresses the relationship between the newly appointed US Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell , and the Moldovan oligarch and dictator, Vladimir Plahotniuc . We insert the most relevant fragments below, along with more information on the American lobbyists at the service of Plahotniuc. Why the US Ambassador to Germany defends Plahotniuc Richard Grenell, US Ambassador to Germany To anyone versed in Moldova’s nasty and obscure politics — not a large group in America — Grenell was going to bat for Vladimir Plahotniuc , the most powerful political player in Moldova, not to mention the country’s wealthiest oligarch. In the summer of 2016, Plahotniuc’s charmed life as his country’s ...