Talk:Severstal
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What about their ties to Putin? What about the fact that the man who owns 90% of the companies shares was a communist party loyalist and insider who obtained his shares by what the media called, "slight of hand". He was formerly the companies financial director when it was owned by the communist government. What about their board of directors? Kaslov was a head of Secret Services for Moscow where he at the same time ran a "protection service" and was called a "king of moscow". The press in Russia is hiding under a rock, they are being terrorized by the government. Beware as companies like this enter your town. The reason the Russian editor of Forbes magazine (an American) was gunned down in Russia was because he printed a list of Russias richest men. Almost all on the list were former communist party loyalists and special services personell. Russia has been looted by them and her people left in absolute poverty. With increasing effect and in increasing numbers these companies are coming to America. After they boght a 20% interest in a russian port, the port boss was gunned down in what the press called a "management dispute". Goldman Sachs, the brokerage house and minority stock holder in Arcelor, objected to Severstal taking over Arcelor because of their ties to Putin. Beware.
