Oleg Deripaska

Tesla Begins Purchasing Russian Aluminum from Rusal

| Importance: 7/10

Tesla began sourcing aluminum from Rusal, a Russian metals company founded by oligarch Oleg Deripaska, in late 2020 for its German Giga Berlin manufacturing plant. The procurement occurred after US sanctions against Rusal were lifted in 2019, with Tesla purchasing millions of euros worth of aluminum …

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Black Ledger Reveals $12.7 Million in Secret Cash Payments to Trump Campaign Chair Manafort

| Importance: 10/10

On August 14, 2016, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau revealed a secret “black ledger” documenting $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments from Ukraine’s former pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych’s party to Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign …

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