The Multi
Published by Human Head on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 5:48 PM.FT.com / World - Berezovsky says UK police foiled plot
Mr Berezovsky, who is being tried in absentia in Moscow for theft because Britain has refused to extradite him to Russia to face trial, said he has had many death threats in recent years.Must be the same way that a millionaire is a multi-thousandaire? Myself, being a multi-hundredaire, I can relate, as this is obviously the best way to go about speaking in the clearest possible terms while remaining sensitive and mindful of oligarch self-esteem issues. Why be called a mere billionaire, when you can add a "multi" prefix and feel even wealthier?
“All of these threats bear the hallmarks of Russian security service activity and of course President Putin changed the law last year to empower agents to commit murder overseas,” he said.
“So I am not surprised that they tried to kill me.”
Speaking to BBC television on Wednesday, the multi-millionaire said the warning from London police echoed a similar one from a source in Russia about three months ago.
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Boris Berezovsky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In recent years, Berezovsky has gone into business with Neil Bush, the younger brother of U.S. President George W. Bush. Berezovsky has been an investor in Bush's Ignite! Learning, an educational software corporation, since at least 2003. [1] In 2005, Neil Bush met with Berezovsky in Latvia, causing tension with Russia due to Berezovsky's fugitive status. [2] Neil Bush has also been seen in Berezovsky's box at the Emirates Stadium, the home of British soccer club Arsenal F.C., for a game. [3] There has been speculation in the English language Moscow Times that the relationship may cause tension in Russo-American bilateral relations, "especially since Putin has taken pains to build a personal relationship with the U.S. president."[4]
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