Peter Thiel Receives First Putin Meeting Invitation Through Russian Diplomat

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

At a lavish birthday celebration in Vienna, Russian diplomat Daniil Bisslinger, an attaché from the Kremlin’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, invited Peter Thiel to a private meeting with Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The invitation, later reported to the FBI, represents a sophisticated attempt at Russian diplomatic outreach to a prominent Silicon Valley figure. Thiel reportedly became an FBI informant after disclosing these Russian contacts.

Key Actors

Peter Thiel Vladimir Putin Daniil Bisslinger Christian Angermayer FBI

Tags

thiel-putin russian-recruitment fbi-informant silicon-valley-targeting counterintelligence

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