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'''Alexander Porfirjewitsch Torschin''' ({{ruS|Алекса́ндр Порфи́рьевич То́ршин}}; * [[27. November]] [[1953]] in der Siedlung Mitoga, [[Ust-Bolscherezki rajon]], [[Oblast Kamtschatka]]) ist ein russischer Politiker, [[Wirklicher Staatsrat 1. Klasse der Russischen Föderation]].<ref>{{Internetquelle|titel=Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.01.1999 года №123 "О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Аппарата Правительства Российской Федерации"|sprache=ru|werk=pravo.gov.ru|url=http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?searchres=&bpas=cd00000&a3=102000503&a3type=1&a3value=&a6=102000070&a6type=1&a6value=&a15=&a15type=1&a15value=&a7type=1&a7from=&a7to=&a7date=25.01.1999&a8=123&a8type=1&a1=&a0=&a16=&a16type=1&a16value=&a17=&a17type=1&a17value=&a4=&a4type=1&a4value=&a23=&a23type=1&a23value=&textpres=&sort=7&x=80&y=20|abruf=2023-04-27}}</ref> Er stammt aus der autonomen Republik [[Mari El]] und ist ein führendes Mitglied der regierenden Partei [[Einiges Russland]]. Er soll auch eine Rolle in der [[Russische Mafia|Russischen Mafia]] spielen.<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195231139.html</ref> |
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{{Expand Russian|Торшин, Александр Порфирьевич|date=March 2018}} |
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{{Eastern Slavic name|Porfiryevich|Torshin}} |
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|office= Acting [[Chairman of the Federation Council (Russia)|Chairman of the Federation Council]] |
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|term_start= 19 May 2011 |
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|term_end= 21 September 2011 |
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|predecessor= [[Sergey Mironov]] |
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|successor= [[Valentina Matviyenko]] |
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|office2=Senator from [[Mari El Republic]] |
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|term_start2= 2001 |
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|term_end2= 2015 |
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1953|11|27|mf=y}} |
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|birth_place= Mitoga, [[Kamchatka Oblast]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]] |
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== Biography == |
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'''Aleksandr Porfiryevich Torshin''' ({{lang-ru|Алекса́ндр Порфи́рьевич То́ршин}}; born on November 27, 1953 in the village of Mitoga, [[Ust-Bolsheretsky District]], Kamchatka region of the USSR)<ref name="bio" /><ref name="wiki2bio">{{Cite web| title = Торшин, Александр Порфирьевич - Википедия Переиздание| accessdate = 2018-07-18| url = https://wiki2.org/ru/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD,_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87}}</ref> is a Russian politician, Banker and gun rights activist. |
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== Biographie == |
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He Served in the Armed Forces of the USSR from 1973 to 1975.<ref name="wiki2bio" /> |
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Im Jahr 1978 schloss Torschin ein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen Universität mit Auszeichnung ab. |
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He graduated from the All-Union Legal Correspondence Institute with a degree in law in 1978.<ref name="bio" /> |
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Von 1992 bis 1993 war er als Berater des Leiters der Präsidialverwaltung, anschließend bis 1995 stellvertretender Abteilungsleiter im Ministerrat der Russischen Föderation tätig.<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/torshin-aleksandr-porfirevich |titel=Торшин, Александр Порфирьевич |werk=tass.ru |sprache=Russisch |abruf=2023-08-20}}</ref> |
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From 1990 to 1991 he was an employee of the department for relations with socio-political organizations of the apparatus of the CPSU Central Committee.<ref name="bio" /> |
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Von 2001 bis 2015 war Mitglied des [[Föderationsrat (Russland)|Föderationsrates]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xinhua: China, Russia eye stronger parliamentary cooperation |language=en |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-09/16/c_131143230.htm |accessdate=2018-05-20}}</ref> dem Oberhaus des russischen Parlaments. |
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From 1992 to 1993 he held the post of deputy head of the department for interaction with the Supreme Council and public organizations of the Government of the Russian Federation.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="wiki2bio" /> |
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Vom 21. Januar 2015 bis zum 30. November 2018 bekleidete Torschin den Posten des Staatssekretärs und stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden der [[Zentralbank von Russland|Zentralbank Russlands]].<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://ria.ru/20181130/1534917018.html |titel=Биография Александра Торшина |werk=Ria Novosti |datum=2018-11-30 |sprache=Russisch |abruf=2023-08-20}}</ref> |
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In 1993–1995, he was first deputy head of the department, and then head of the department for interaction with the chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, deputy factions and deputies of the department for interaction with the Federal Assembly and public organizations, in the apparatus of the Council of Ministers – the government of the Russian Federation.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="wiki2bio" /> |
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== Ermittlungen in Spanien == |
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From 1995 to 1998 he was the State Secretary of the [[Bank of Russia]], was responsible for interaction with government bodies, public organizations and the media.<ref name="bio" /> |
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Spanische Ermittler entdeckten 2016 Verbindungen zwischen Torschin und Alexander Romanow, dem Anführer der Tambowskaya-Bande, der in Spanien verhaftet und im Mai 2016 zu vier Jahren Haft verurteilt wurde. Torschin war angeblich beteiligt an [[Geldwäsche]] für die Bande.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-09/mobster-or-central-banker-spanish-cops-allege-this-russian-both|title=Mobster or Central Banker? Spanish Cops Allege This Russian Both|accessdate=2016-08-09|last=esteb|first=Esteban Duarte|last2=Pismennaya|first2=uarte4 Henry Meyer meyerhenry4 Evgenia}}</ref> Spanische Nachrichtendienstler hörten Gespräche ab, die nahelegten, dass Romanow Anweisungen von Torschin folgte. Spanien beschlagnahmte sein Vermögen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.crimerussia.com/organizedcrime/spain-reaccuses-central-bank-deputy-chairman-torshin-of-money-laundering-and-criminal-connections-/|title=Spain reaccuses Central Bank Deputy Chairman Torshin of money laundering and criminal connections|language=en|accessdate=2018-05-20|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214221/https://en.crimerussia.com/organizedcrime/spain-reaccuses-central-bank-deputy-chairman-torshin-of-money-laundering-and-criminal-connections-/|archivedate=2018-06-15|offline=yes|archivebot=2023-03-01 02:52:22 InternetArchiveBot}}</ref> |
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== US-Sanktionen == |
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In 1998, he assumed the authority of a representative of the government of the Russian Federation in the [[State Duma]] in the rank of deputy head of the government apparatus.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="wiki2bio" /> |
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Im April 2018 setzte die US-amerikanische Regierung Torschin auf eine Sanktionsliste.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com.au/russia-sanctions-list-oleg-deripaska-viktor-vekselberg-alexander-torshin-2018-4 Businessinsider: The 3 biggest names on the latest Russia sanctions list have all popped up in the investigation surrounding Trump], April 2018</ref> |
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== Einzelnachweise == |
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From 1999 to 2001, he worked as Deputy General Director – State Secretary of the State Corporation "Agency for Restructuring Credit Organizations".<ref name="bio" /> |
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{{SORTIERUNG:Torschin, Alexander Porfirjewitsch}} |
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In January 2001, Alexander Torshin becomes a member of the Federation Council from the government of the Russian Republic of [[Mari El]].<ref name="bio" /> |
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[[Kategorie:Absolvent der Lomonossow-Universität Moskau]] |
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[[Kategorie:Träger des Ordens der Freundschaft]] |
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[[Kategorie:Träger des russischen Ordens der Ehre]] |
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[[Kategorie:Mitglied von Einiges Russland]] |
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[[Kategorie:Russische Mafia]] |
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[[Kategorie:Abgeordneter des Föderationsrats (Russland)]] |
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[[Kategorie:Wirklicher Staatsrat 1. Klasse der Russischen Föderation]] |
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[[Kategorie:Russe]] |
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[[Kategorie:Sowjetbürger]] |
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[[Kategorie:Geboren 1953]] |
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[[Kategorie:Mann]] |
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In January 2002, he was appointed deputy chairman of the [[Federation Council]].<ref name="bio" /> |
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{{Personendaten |
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In August 2004, he joined the ranks of the party "United Russia".<ref name="bio" /> |
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|NAME=Torschin, Alexander Porfirjewitsch |
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|ALTERNATIVNAMEN=Торшин, Александр Порфирьевич; Torshin, Alexander Porfirjewitsch |
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In September 2008, Torshin became the first deputy chairman of the [[Federation Council]].<ref name="bio" /> |
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|KURZBESCHREIBUNG=russischer Politiker |
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|GEBURTSDATUM=27. November 1953 |
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From May 18 to September 21, 2011 served as chairman of the Federation Council. |
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|GEBURTSORT=Mitoga, [[Ust-Bolscherezki rajon]], [[Oblast Kamtschatka]] |
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He served in the [[Federation Council of Russia]], the upper house of the Russian parliament, from 2001 to 2015, and as its acting Chairman for four months in 2011. Torshin, originating from the [[Mari El Republic]], a republic in Russia, is a leading figure in the ruling [[United Russia]] party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-09/16/c_131143230.htm|title=Xinhua: China, Russia eye stronger parliamentary cooperation|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=bio>{{Cite web| title = Биография Торшина Александра Порфирьевича, Банк России| work = Банки.ру| accessdate = 2018-07-18| url = http://www.banki.ru/wikibank/torshin_aleksandr_bank_rossii/}}</ref> |
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There have also been accusations made that he is a leading figure within the [[Russian mafia]].<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195231139.html</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Some time between 1995 and 1998, Torshin was State Secretary of the [[Central Bank of Russia]]. Torshin entered the [[Federation Council of Russia]] in 2001. He became the acting chairman for the succeeding [[Sergey Mironov]] on May 19, 2011, after Mironov was ousted by the majority United Russia in the Council. Torshin remained as acting chairman until the election of [[Valentina Matviyenko]] also from the United Russia Party. She assumed her responsibilities on September 21, 2011. He remained in the Federation Council until 2015. Torshin has been the deputy head of the Central Bank of Russia since 2015. |
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==Allegations in Spain== |
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In 2016, a Spanish investigation connected Torshin with Alexander Romanov, the leader of the [[Tambovskaya Gang]], who had been arrested in Spain and sentenced to four years in prison in May 2016 for illegal transactions. Torshin was allegedly involved in [[money laundering]] for the gang.<ref name=Bloomberg>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-09/mobster-or-central-banker-spanish-cops-allege-this-russian-both|title=Mobster or Central Banker? Spanish Cops Allege This Russian Both|last=esteb|first=Esteban Duarte|last2=Pismennaya|first2=uarte4 Henry Meyer meyerhenry4 Evgenia|website=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2016-08-09}}</ref> According to Spanish police, he gave instructions to members of the Gang on laundering, through banks and real estate in Spain. They concluded that in the structure of the organized criminal group, Torshin "stood higher" than Romanov. As a result of wiretapping, which took place several months before the arrest of Romanov, Spanish intelligence agencies concluded that Romanov was following financial orders from Torshin, and that Torshin himself could be the manager of the assets of the gang.<ref name=Bloomberg/> Romanov‘s properties in Spain, 80% of which Spanish police believe belong to Torshin, have been confiscated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.crimerussia.com/organizedcrime/spain-reaccuses-central-bank-deputy-chairman-torshin-of-money-laundering-and-criminal-connections-/|title=Spain reaccuses Central Bank Deputy Chairman Torshin of money laundering and criminal connections|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> |
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Spanish police had planned to arrest Torshin in 2013 when he arrived in Mallorca for a friend's birthday party, but he did not arrive. Spanish police speculated he might have been tipped off by Russian authorities.<ref name = Independent>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-gangster-washington-dc-meeting-cancelled-claims-a7664701.html|title=Donald Trump 'almost met with Russian gangster linked to Putin'|last=Sampathkumar|first=Mythili|date=April 3, 2017|work=The Independent|accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref> |
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In 2018, wiretapping from the Spanish police were handed over to the FBI. When asked if this had any relationhip with Politics in the USA, José Grinda, a Spanish prosecutor replied "Mr. Trump's son should be concerned."<ref>{{Cite web| last = Sheth| first = Sonam| title = The FBI has obtained wiretaps of a Putin ally tied to the NRA who met with Trump Jr. during the campaign| work = Business Insider| accessdate = 2018-07-18| url = http://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-obtains-alexander-torshin-wiretaps-from-spanish-police-2018-5}}</ref> |
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==Involvement in U.S. politics== |
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Torshin, and his assistant (sometimes described as his associate or representative) [[Maria Butina]], have established a cooperative relationship between United States-based [[National Rifle Association]] (NRA) and the Russian-based Right to Bear Arms which Butina founded in 2011. Torshin has been attending NRA annual meetings in the United States since at least 2011. Following the 2011 meeting then NRA President [[David Keene]] expressed his support for Torshin's "endeavors" and extended an invitation to the 2012 meeting.<ref name=medium>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@ScottMStedman/in-2011-handwritten-letter-nra-president-offered-help-to-alexander-torshin-for-his-endeavors-370f68101e3b|title=In 2011 handwritten letter, NRA President offered help to Alexander Torshin for his “endeavors”|first=Scott|last=Stedman|date=20 February 2018|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> Torshin has attended every NRA annual meetings between 2012 and 2016, occasionally with Butina, and has met every NRA president since 2012.<ref name=businessinsider>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/russia-sanctions-list-oleg-deripaska-viktor-vekselberg-alexander-torshin-2018-4|title=The 3 biggest names on the latest Russia sanctions list have all popped up in the investigation surrounding Trump|first=Sonam|last=Sheth|date=7 April 2018|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=mj1>{{cite journal|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/trump-russia-nra-connection-maria-butina-alexander-torshin-guns/|title=The Very Strange Case of Two Russian Gun Lovers, the NRA, and Donald Trump|journal=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|date=March 8, 2018|first1=Denise|last1=Clifton|first2=Mark|last2=Follman}}</ref> Torshin has tweeted that he and Butina are the only two Russians he knows of who are lifetime NRA members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2014/05/06/meet-the-woman-fighting-for-gun-rights-in-russia-n1830491|title=Part 1: Meet the Woman Working With the NRA and Fighting For Gun Rights in Russia|date=May 6, 2014|author=Pavlich, Katie|work=Townhall.com}}</ref><ref name=mj1/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nhpr.org/post/nra-may-have-more-russian-contributors-it-first-said#stream/0|title=The NRA May Have More Russian Contributors Than It First Said|first=Tim|last=Mak|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> Butina and Torshin attended the 2014 NRA annual meeting as special guests of former NRA president Keene.<ref name=db/><ref name=MeetWomenNRARussiaTownHall20140506>{{cite web|title=Part 1: Meet the Woman Working With the NRA and Fighting For Gun Rights in Russia|url=https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2014/05/06/meet-the-woman-fighting-for-gun-rights-in-russia-n1830491|website=Townhall|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=April 8, 2018|last=Pavlich|first=Katie}}</ref> Butina attended the Women's Leadership Luncheon at the 2014 meeting as a guest of former NRA president [[Sandy Froman]].<ref name=GunsReligionRussiaWapo20170430>{{cite web|title=Guns and religion: How American conservatives grew closer to Putin’s Russia|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-the-republican-right-found-allies-in-russia/2017/04/30/e2d83ff6-29d3-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66_story.html|website=[[The Washington Post]]|date=April 30, 2017|access-date=April 8, 2018|last1=Helderman|first1=Rosalind S.|last2=Hamburger|first2=Tom}}</ref><ref name=MeetWomenNRARussiaTownHall20140506 /> Butina presented to then NRA president [[James W. Porter II|Jim Porter]] a plaque from Right to Bear Arms. Afterwards, she tweeted "Mission accomplished." As Keene's guest, Butina got to ring the NRA's Liberty Bell, saying, "To the right to bear arms for citizens of the whole world."<ref name=RussiansInfitrateNRARollingStone20180402>{{cite web|title=Inside the Decade-Long Russian Campaign to Infiltrate the NRA and Help Elect Trump|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/russian-campaign-to-infiltrate-nra-elect-trump-w518587|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2018|last=Dickinson|first=Tim}}</ref> Butina and Torshin also attended the 2015 NRA annual convention.<ref name=BI031718>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/congress-cleta-mitchell-nra-russia-ties-2018-3?r=US&IR=T|title=Congress wants to question an NRA lawyer who reportedly raised concerns about the group's Russia ties|first=Sonam|last=Sheth|date=17 March 2018|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> |
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In November 2013, Keene was a guest at the conference of the Right to Bear Arms in Moscow.<ref>RollingStone, April 2, 2018, [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/russian-campaign-to-infiltrate-nra-elect-trump-w518587 Inside the Decade-Long Russian Campaign to Infiltrate the NRA and Help Elect Trump]</ref> In 2015, a NRA delegation attended Right to Bear Arms's annual conference in Russia. The delegation included Keene; Pete Brownell, a NRA board member and vice president and CEO of a gun-parts supply company;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nraontherecord.org/pete-brownell/|title=Brownell, Pete (Board Member) - NRA On the Record|date=9 June 2014|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> [[Paul Erickson (activist)|Paul Erickson]], conservative American political operative;<ref name="sosenterprise">{{cite web|url=https://sosenterprise.sd.gov/BusinessServices/Business/ImageDownload.aspx?id=064236191089001247030098158165155023024203221157|title=Incorporation document|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> and [[Milwaukee County]] sheriff [[David Clarke (sheriff)|David Clarke]]. One of their hosts was Russian Deputy Prime Minister [[Dmitry Rogozin]], who in 2014 was [[International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis|sanctioned following Russia's invasion of Ukraine]] by the White House. During the meeting, Clarke met the Russian foreign minister and attended a conference at which Torshin spoke.<ref name="Schecter"/><ref name="HeldermanHamburger"/> Clarke's trip cost $40,000, with all expenses paid by the NRA, Brownell and Right to Bear Arms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/daniel-bice/2017/03/13/bice-sen-tammy-baldwin-says-sheriff-david-clarke-being-groomed-senate-bid/99107026/|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|title=Bice: Sen. Tammy Baldwin says Sheriff David Clarke is being 'groomed' for Senate bid|date=March 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Schecter">{{cite web|author=Cliff Schecter|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/05/how-david-clarke-bridges-donald-trump-s-gun-nuts-and-vladimir-putin-s-kleptocrats|title=How David Clarke Bridges Donald Trump's Gun Nuts and Vladimir Putin's Kleptocrats|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=December 5, 2016}}</ref><ref name="HeldermanHamburger">{{cite web|author=Rosalind S. Helderman & Tom Hamburger|title=Guns and religion: How American conservatives grew closer to Putin's Russia|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-the-republican-right-found-allies-in-russia/2017/04/30/e2d83ff6-29d3-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66_story.html|date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> According to a disclosure Clarke filed, Right to Bear Arms paid $6,000 to cover his meals, lodging, transportation and other expenses.<ref name=time031017>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/4696424/moscow-right-kremlin-republicans/|title=Moscow Cozies Up to the Right|first=Alex Altman, Elizabeth|last=Dias|website=Time|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> |
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Butina has developed extensive ties to conservative American politics. According to ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', she has presented herself as a "Russian central bank staffer, a leading gun rights advocate, a 'representative of the Russian Federation,' a Washington, D.C., graduate student, a journalist, and a connection between Team Trump and Russia" in order to gain access to "high-level contacts" in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref name=db>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-kremlin-and-gop-have-a-new-friendand-boy-does-she-love-guns|title=The Kremlin and GOP Have a New Friend—and Boy, Does She Love Guns|publisher=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=February 23, 2017|first=Tim|last=Mak}}</ref> At the 2014 NRA annual meeting, Butina took [[selfies]] with [[List of Governors of Louisiana|Louisiana Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] and former U. S. Senator and 2016 presidential candidate [[Rick Santorum]]. At the 2015 NRA annual meeting, she met [[Governor of Wisconsin|Wisconsin Governor]] [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]], and on July 13, 2015, she was present at the launch of [[Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016|Walker's 2016 presidential campaign]].<ref name=RussiansInfitrateNRARollingStone20180402 /><ref name=TwoRussianGunLovers20180308>{{cite web|title=The Very Strange Case of Two Russian Gun Lovers, the NRA, and Donald Trump|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/trump-russia-nra-connection-maria-butina-alexander-torshin-guns/|website=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|date=March 8, 2018|access-date=March 20, 2018|last1=Clifton|first1=Denise|last2=Follman|first2=Mark}}</ref> In June 2015, four days before Trump announced [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|his candidacy for president]], Butina wrote an article for ''[[The National Interest]]'', a conservative American international affairs magazine, urging better relations between the United States and Russia.<ref name=mj1/> She wrote, "It may take the election of a Republican to the White House in 2016 to improve relations between the Russian Federation and the United States." Her biography in ''The National Interest'' failed to mention Butina still worked for the Russian government.<ref name=RussiansInfitrateNRARollingStone20180402 /> The next month, Butina attended [[FreedomFest]], where Trump gave a speech, and asked him from the audience about ending U.S. sanctions against Russia, to which Trump replied, "I don't think you'd need the sanctions."<ref name=RussiansInfitrateNRARollingStone20180402 /><ref name=mj2>{{cite journal|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/trump-spoke-to-a-russian-activist-about-ending-sanctions-just-weeks-after-launching-his-campaign/|title=Trump Spoke to a Russian Activist About Ending Sanctions—Just Weeks After Launching His Campaign|journal=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|date=March 9, 2018|first=Mark|last=Follman}}</ref> |
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In February 2016, Butina started a [[South Dakota]] business, Bridges LLC, with Erickson.<ref name=db/><ref name=npr>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/03/01/590076949/depth-of-russian-politicians-cultivation-of-nra-ties-revealed|title=Depth Of Russian Politician's Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=March 1, 2018|last=Mak|first=Tim}}</ref> The company is described as “including but not limited to a consulting company”.<ref name=sosenterprise/> In May 2016, [[Paul Erickson (activist)|Paul Erickson]], a NRA member, sent emails to [[Rick Dearborn]], [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|2016 campaign]] adviser, which bore the subject line “Kremlin Connection.” In it, Erickson said he wanted the advice of Dearborn and [[Jeff Sessions]], then a foreign policy adviser to Trump and Dearborn’s longtime boss, about how to proceed in connecting Trump and Putin. The meetings involved Torshin.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/03/us/politics/trump-putin-russia-nra-campaign.html|title=Operative Offered Trump Campaign ‘Kremlin Connection’ Using N.R.A. Ties|last=Fandos|first=Nicholas|date=2017-12-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-12-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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Butina, Torshin, and Erickson have been subjects of an investigation by the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] into [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]].<ref name=mj1/><ref name=mcclatchy>{{cite news|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195231139.html |title=FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump|agency=[[McClatchyDC]]|date=January 18, 2018|first1=Peter|last1=Stone|first2=Greg|last2=Gordon}}</ref> In January 2018, ''[[McClatchyDC]]'' reported that [[Robert Mueller]]'s [[Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)|Special Counsel investigation]] is pursuing allegations that Torshin has links to Russian organized crime, and laundered money from the Russian government to the NRA to benefit Trump's campaign.<ref name="mcc">{{cite news|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195231139.html|title=FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump|last1=Stone|first1=Peter|last2=Gordon|first2=Greg|date=January 18, 2018|work=McClatchy DC|accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="mcc"/> Torshin has also been the subject of a probe by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigations]] into whether the Russian government attempted to illegally funnel money to the NRA in order to help Trump win the presidency.<ref name=mcclatchy/><ref name=BI031718/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/mueller-team-questions-russian-oligarchs-donations-trump-campaign-inauguration-2018-4?r=UK&IR=T|title=Mueller's team is eyeing whether wealthy Russians illegally funneled money into Trump's campaign and inauguration|first=Sonam|last=Sheth|date=5 April 2018|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> On May 16, 2018, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a report<ref>https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/b/3/b3e29bc4-8afd-4145-85d9-618dcad4a133/D069EF11DC3784A6D073B097E720572E.2018.05.15-transcript-release-findings-9-am.pdf</ref> stating it had obtained "a number of documents that suggest the Kremlin used the National Rifle Association as a means of accessing and assisting Mr. Trump and his campaign" through Torshin and his assistant Maria Butina, and that "The Kremlin may also have used the NRA to secretly fund Mr. Trump’s campaign."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-used-nra-to-help-trump-in-2016-says-senate-intelligence-committee|title=Kremlin Used NRA to Help Trump in 2016, Senate Report Says|first=Justin|last=Miller|date=16 May 2018|publisher=|accessdate=20 May 2018|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref> The NRA reported spending $30 million to support the Trump campaign—triple what they devoted to backing Republican [[Mitt Romney]] in the 2012 presidential race. Most of that money was spent by an arm of the NRA that is not required to disclose its donors. In April 2018, the [[United States Department of the Treasury]]'s [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]] imposed sanctions on 23 Russian nationals, including Torshin,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20180406.aspx |title=Ukraine-/Russia-related Designations and Identification Update|author= |date=2018-04-06 |website=[[United States Department of the Treasury]] |publisher= |accessdate=2018-04-06 |language=}}</ref> whose assets in the United States were frozen<ref name=businessinsider/> and whose entry into the United States barred, besides being subject to other financial disabilities. |
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''The New York Times'' reported on July 17, 2018 that Torshin was scheduled to visit the White House in 2017, but the meeting was canceled after a national security aide noted Torshin was under investigation by Spanish authorities for money laundering.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/us/maria-butina-russian-agent-charges.html|title=Maria Butina Loved Guns, Trump and Russia. It Was a Cover, Prosecutors Say.|publisher=|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}</ref> |
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Aktuelle Version vom 23. September 2024, 17:34 Uhr
Alexander Porfirjewitsch Torschin (russisch Алекса́ндр Порфи́рьевич То́ршин; * 27. November 1953 in der Siedlung Mitoga, Ust-Bolscherezki rajon, Oblast Kamtschatka) ist ein russischer Politiker, Wirklicher Staatsrat 1. Klasse der Russischen Föderation.[1] Er stammt aus der autonomen Republik Mari El und ist ein führendes Mitglied der regierenden Partei Einiges Russland. Er soll auch eine Rolle in der Russischen Mafia spielen.[2]
Biographie
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Im Jahr 1978 schloss Torschin ein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen Universität mit Auszeichnung ab.
Von 1992 bis 1993 war er als Berater des Leiters der Präsidialverwaltung, anschließend bis 1995 stellvertretender Abteilungsleiter im Ministerrat der Russischen Föderation tätig.[3]
Von 2001 bis 2015 war Mitglied des Föderationsrates,[4] dem Oberhaus des russischen Parlaments.
Vom 21. Januar 2015 bis zum 30. November 2018 bekleidete Torschin den Posten des Staatssekretärs und stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden der Zentralbank Russlands.[5]
Ermittlungen in Spanien
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Spanische Ermittler entdeckten 2016 Verbindungen zwischen Torschin und Alexander Romanow, dem Anführer der Tambowskaya-Bande, der in Spanien verhaftet und im Mai 2016 zu vier Jahren Haft verurteilt wurde. Torschin war angeblich beteiligt an Geldwäsche für die Bande.[6] Spanische Nachrichtendienstler hörten Gespräche ab, die nahelegten, dass Romanow Anweisungen von Torschin folgte. Spanien beschlagnahmte sein Vermögen.[7]
US-Sanktionen
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Im April 2018 setzte die US-amerikanische Regierung Torschin auf eine Sanktionsliste.[8]
Einzelnachweise
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]- ↑ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.01.1999 года №123 "О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Аппарата Правительства Российской Федерации". In: pravo.gov.ru. Abgerufen am 27. April 2023 (russisch).
- ↑ http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195231139.html
- ↑ Торшин, Александр Порфирьевич. In: tass.ru. Abgerufen am 20. August 2023 (russisch).
- ↑ Xinhua: China, Russia eye stronger parliamentary cooperation. Abgerufen am 20. Mai 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ Биография Александра Торшина. In: Ria Novosti. 30. November 2018, abgerufen am 20. August 2023 (russisch).
- ↑ Esteban Duarte esteb, uarte4 Henry Meyer meyerhenry4 Evgenia Pismennaya: Mobster or Central Banker? Spanish Cops Allege This Russian Both. Abgerufen am 9. August 2016.
- ↑ Spain reaccuses Central Bank Deputy Chairman Torshin of money laundering and criminal connections. Archiviert vom am 15. Juni 2018; abgerufen am 20. Mai 2018 (englisch). Info: Der Archivlink wurde automatisch eingesetzt und noch nicht geprüft. Bitte prüfe Original- und Archivlink gemäß Anleitung und entferne dann diesen Hinweis.
- ↑ Businessinsider: The 3 biggest names on the latest Russia sanctions list have all popped up in the investigation surrounding Trump, April 2018
| Personendaten | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Torschin, Alexander Porfirjewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVNAMEN | Торшин, Александр Порфирьевич; Torshin, Alexander Porfirjewitsch |
| KURZBESCHREIBUNG | russischer Politiker |
| GEBURTSDATUM | 27. November 1953 |
| GEBURTSORT | Mitoga, Ust-Bolscherezki rajon, Oblast Kamtschatka |