Counterintelligence

Peter Thiel Receives Second Putin Meeting Invitation

2022-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In January 2022, Peter Thiel receives a second documented invitation to meet privately with Vladimir Putin, this time through Russian diplomat Daniil Bisslinger. The invitation came amid rising tensions before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, demonstrating persistent Russian intelligence …

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Peter Thiel Receives First Putin Meeting Invitation Through Russian Diplomat

2018-06-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

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, …

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Peter Thiel's Early Intelligence Role: FBI Informant and Russian Diplomatic Contacts

2018-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Peter Thiel’s complex intelligence role emerged in 2018, with documented Russian diplomatic attempts to recruit him. While he formally became an FBI informant with the codename “Philosopher” in 2021, his early interactions with Russian diplomats like Daniil Bisslinger were …

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