Viktor Topolov
Viktor Topolov | |
---|---|
Віктор Тополов | |
6th Minister of Coal Industry of Ukraine | |
In office 18 August 2005 – 4 August 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Yulia Tymoshenko Yuriy Yekhanurov |
Preceded by | Serhiy Tulub |
Succeeded by | Serhiy Tulub |
Personal details | |
Born | United Centre | December 21, 1945
Other political affiliations | Our Ukraine |
Alma mater | Komunarsk Mining and Metallurgical Institute (1973) |
Occupation | Politician, government official |
Viktor Semenovych Topolov (Ukrainian: Віктор Семенович Тополов) is a Ukrainian politician, bank director and head mining engineer.
Topolov is suspected by the
Topolov was a president of Ukrainian football club.[2] In 2006 along with Alex Oronov, Topolov co-owned an ethanol company.[2] Through his partner and investments from Morgan Stanley, he wanted to build a factory in Ukraine.[2] Topolov ran a conglomerate "Kyiv-Donbas".[2] Law officers say there was evidence Topolov transferred phony player contracts to shell companies and directed CSKA Kyiv to pay them.[2] In late 2012 in interview to Forbes Ukraine, Topolov said that his venture "Kyiv-Donbas" was not totally official and one day he will write a book about it.[3]
The Mogilevich's hitman Leonid Roytman who spent sometime in the United States prison worked as vice president in Kyiv-Donbas in the late 1990s.[2] Vyacheslav (Slava) and Oleksandr (Alex) Konstantinovsky (known as Karamazov Brothers)[4] also were employed for Kyiv-Donbas and to this day hold Ukrainian fast-food network "Puzata Hata" that is part of "Kyiv Donbas" business.
See also
- Andrey Artemenko
References
- ^ a b c Russ Baker. Michael Cohen’s Still-Missing Ukraine Background Info. WhoWhatWhy. May 24, 2018
- ^ a b c d e f g Michael Cohen Pitched Investors For A Powerful Ukrainian Oligarch’s Company. Buzzfeednews. June 9, 2017
- ^ Andrei Zhumatiy. The most experienced Ukrainian banker, about 1990s and the future of banking in the country (Самый опытный украинский банкир – о 1990-х и будущем банкинга в стране). Forbes Ukraine. 20 December 2012
- ^ "DocumentCloud".