London: ‘Stolichnaya’ vodka, which was once considered the global identity and pride of the Soviet Union, today the heirs of the same iconic brand have to knock on the doors of European intelligence agencies to save their lives and property.
British-Russian billionaire owner of ‘Stoli’, one of the world’s most famous and popular vodka brands Yuri Sheffler Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Prime Minister of Latvia andris shekel But he has been openly accused of hatching a deep conspiracy with Moscow to snatch away his billion dollar drinks empire and business. 59-year-old Scheffler has claimed that secret preparations are being made to forcibly take over his leading business group ‘SPI Group’.
Kremlin’s two decade old political revenge
According to media reports, this entire controversy is part of an old revenge being carried out by the Kremlin (Russian government), which started in the 2000s after Scheffler openly opposed President Putin’s efforts to nationalize his company. Moreover, pressure against him in Russia has increased further since he publicly condemned the war waged against Ukraine in 2022.
22-page confidential dossier handed over to Latvian intelligence agency
Seeing his life and business in danger, billionaire Yuri Sheffler has handed over a highly confidential 22-page dossier to Latvia’s intelligence service ‘VDD’. In this dossier he mentioned the former Prime Minister andris shekel It has strongly demanded a high-level investigation into its secret nexus with Moscow and the serious threats it is receiving. After this high-profile case came to light, there has been a huge stir in international business and political circles.
moscow: ‘Stolichnaya’ vodka, which was once considered the global identity and pride of the Soviet Union, today the heirs of the same iconic brand have to knock on the doors of European intelligence agencies to save their lives and property.
British-Russian billionaire owner of ‘Stoli’, one of the world’s most famous and popular vodka brands Yuri Sheffler Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Prime Minister of Latvia andris shekel But he has been openly accused of hatching a deep conspiracy with Moscow to snatch away his billion dollar drinks empire and business. 59-year-old Scheffler has claimed that secret preparations are being made to forcibly take over his leading business group ‘SPI Group’.
Kremlin’s two decade old political revenge
According to media reports, this entire controversy is part of an old revenge being carried out by the Kremlin (Russian government), which started in the 2000s after Scheffler openly opposed President Putin’s efforts to nationalize his company. Moreover, pressure against him in Russia has increased further since he publicly condemned the war waged against Ukraine in 2022.
22-page confidential dossier handed over to Latvian intelligence agency
Seeing his life and business in danger, billionaire Yuri Sheffler has handed over a highly confidential 22-page dossier to Latvia’s intelligence service ‘VDD’. In this dossier he mentioned the former Prime Minister andris shekel It has strongly demanded a high-level investigation into its secret nexus with Moscow and the serious threats it is receiving. After this high-profile case came to light, there has been a huge stir in international business and political circles.
