Boris Joseph Birshtein is a Soviet-born Israeli-Swiss-Canadian businessman and the former chairman of Seabeco, an investment and trading company.
12 Facts About Boris Birshtein
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The very well connected Boris Birshtein was an influential figure across the former Soviet Union.
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Boris Birshtein survived a car crash that killed the then Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Nasirdin Isanov.
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Shortly afterward, the Kirgiz government empowered Boris Birshtein to act as its trade representative abroad.
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Boris Birshtein has been described as the mentor of Vladimir Plahotniuc.
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Boris Birshtein had a large influence in the Moldovan political and business environment.
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Rutskoy and Barannikov managed to negotiate a ceasefire, and a few days after this visit, Snegur and Boris Birshtein Yeltsin signed the ceasefire agreement.
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Valeriu Saharneanu clains that Boris Birshtein was an agent of Rutskoy, to convince Moldovan President Snegur to end the conflict on Russia's terms.
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Boris Birshtein is alleged to have ties to the Russian Mafia and the former Soviet KGB.
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Boris Birshtein has been labeled in the press as an oligarch.
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Boris Birshtein established a magazine to propagate the idea; called Patria Tinara, it was allegedly a front for Birshtein.
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Boris Birshtein was accused of selling overpriced medical masks to the Matei Bals Institute of Romania, headed by Adrian Streinu-Cercel, during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.