“Belarusian oligarch Alexander Moshensky finances various types of investments that Alexander Lukashenko brings, and on Thursday he will pack his things, get into a Mercedes and come to Warsaw, where he will lead a European life,” Bertold Kittel said. “Superwizjer” journalist, author of the report “Lukashenko's Man in Warsaw”. He also explained how Mozenski is avoiding EU sanctions.
Three years ago, PiS authorities allowed Alexander Mozenski to live in Warsaw. He is an oligarch from the close circle of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Mozenski never distanced himself from the Belarusian regime and supported Lukashenko during the pacification of brutal protests after a fraudulent presidential election.
The Belarusian oligarch travels freely between Poland and Belarus. He rents an apartment in Warsaw and also runs his business here. How is this possible? It was shown by Bertold Kittel in the report “Lukashenko's Man in Warsaw”.
Two faces of Belarusian oligarchs
Kittel talked about his report and the Belarusian oligarch on TVN24 on Saturday. – Moshenski is one of the businessmen who supports Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus. It has large fish processing plants and dairies. His interests are likely to run into billions of euros, he said.
Mozenski, he added, “is afraid of being included in the list of sanctions, but for more than 10 years, the regime has been using all possible means to prevent them from entering.”
– He finances the various types of investments that Alexander Lukashenko comes with and prepares his luggage on Thursday, rides with special registration numbers, red, consular, and the driver brings him to Warsaw for the weekend. There are cafes, restaurants and plane rides with your family for the weekend. The life of Europe, said Kittel.
Mozenski was to be included in the sanctions list, the regime arrested Poczóbut
The journalist said that already in 2012, the European Union decided to include Mozenski in the list of sanctions. It was known that the so-called project, that is, the preliminary draft of this list, was being prepared and his name was leaked to the media, he said.
– And in 2012, Andrzej Poczóbut, our Polish correspondent, was suddenly arrested in Belarus. I referred to the documents of that period, which were prepared by the Belarus Viosna Center for Human Rights. Ales Bialacki, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who heads the center, wrote that after it was revealed that Alexander Mozenski would be on the sanctions list, the regime responded by arresting and detaining Alexander Poczóbut. The European Union, which was not ready for such aggravation of the dictator's actions, surrendered and did not include Alexander Mozenski in this list, he said.
-Later, Alexander Mozensky had to be included in the sanctions list many times due to further crossing of various red lines. First of all, it was defended by Icelandic politicians who lobbied the European Union to draw attention to the fact that Iceland's economy really depends on Mozenski's trade, and by the Hungarians, who only vetoed the draft of this list of sanctions. Kitel.
Kittel: Moshenski could be of key importance to the Belarusian regime
As the journalist noted, “the Belarusian regime and its dictator are determined to use their existing resources.” – Alexander Mozenski may be of key importance because he has access to the European Union's banking system. It is difficult to say what his activities are here in Warsaw, he added.
Main photo source: Superwizjer – TVN