THEO VAN GOGH: THE KREMLIN & HIS JEWS! – How Putin’s Man Made His Way to the Top of European Jewry

For the last eight years, the European Jewish Congress has been led by a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin. And now, Moshe Vyacheslav Kantor has been elected to a third term – without a challenger.

U.K. Slaps New Sanctions on Russian Oligarch Moshe Kantor

Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress and contributor to Israel’s Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem, is considered close to Putin

Haaretz Apr. 6, 2022

The U.K will impose sanctions on Russian oligarch Moshe Vyacheslav Kantor, alongside a full asset freeze on Russia’s largest bank, the Guardian said Wednesday, citing U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

Kantor is the president of the European Jewish Congress and considered close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has contributed to Israel’s Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem and is the largest shareholder of the fertilizer company Acron.

Anshel Pfeffer HAARETZ – Note: This article was originally published in February 2016

UPDATE: U.K. slaps new sanctions on Russian oligarch Moshe Kantor

Leaders of European Jewish communities found it hard to hide their disbelieving smiles last week at the Kremlin. In a meeting with Vladimir Putin, organized by the European Jewish Congress, the Russian president, who appeared to be well apprised on the situation of anti-Semitism in Europe and the rise in the figures of Jewish emigration from the continent, had an original proposal. “They should come here, to Russia. We are ready to accept them.”

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