New Report Highlighting Exiled Russian Oligarchs Scheming to Return to Power in 2008 Circulated at the UN Headquarters in New York

The report by Russian Information Centre, an independent media monitoring service, demonstrates that despite the seeming lack of funds and influence, the notorious Russian oligarchs of the 90s are regrouping, consolidating their resources and scheming a triumphant return after 2008 presidential elections in Russia.

western PR and even covert operations experts' help in undermining current Russian government.

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 22, 2007 -- The report on exiled Russian oligarchs' activities to return to power in Moscow - after presidential elections in Russia, or even earlier - was circulated at the United Nations headquarters on Monday. The 49-page research paper entitled 'Exiled Russian Oligarchs: Battle for Moscow 2008' was made available to accredited diplomats and the media. The downloadable version was posted earlier at www.russianpresscenter.com.

The research paper by Russian Information Centre, an independent media monitoring service, claims that despite the seeming lack of funds and influence, "the notorious oligarchs, who were de-facto rulers of Russia in the 90s, are preparing a comeback, aggressively trying to revamp their image tarnished by plundering the Russian economy and ties with organized crime, and in some cases -- regain physical access to countries like the US, which denied them visas, vying for support of political forces in the West, soliciting former and active law enforcement and intelligence officials in Great Britain, the U.S., Israel, Italy and Eastern European countries with a dual task of using their expertise and connections to soften official scrutiny of their shadowy business practices and getting help in undermining the current government of Russia."

The report provides up-to-date profiles of the exiles, along with the evidence of "attempts by the oligarchs to enlist support of Western political elite, building a financial base in the countries neighboring Russia, …to finance opposition to the Kremlin and establishing routes to channel funds to Russia."

The paper concludes that the oligarchs are actively involving "western PR and even covert operations experts' help in undermining current Russian government."

The full text of report along with additional resources on the subject is available at http://www.russianpresscenter.com.

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