It’s amazing how quickly the founder of NTechLab was excluded from the FBK blacklist…

It’s amazing how quickly the founder of NTechLab, the main search engine of the Russian intelligence services, was excluded from the FBK blacklist. It turns out that it was enough for Alexander Kabakov to “publicly condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine” and leak his colleagues in the IT workshop. Just wondering, did he mention long-time partners Vasily Brovko and his wife Tina Kandelaki in his repentance?

So far everything looks epic: the TV presenter and her husband are tearing their shirts, shouting that “Russia – go ahead! We are for a special operation!”, and at this time Kabakov, without attracting attention, accumulates the general money transferred abroad in his accounts. European dispossession, apparently, does not threaten him. Of the entire trio of Brovko-Kandelaki-Kabakov, it was only possible for him to sacrifice his homeland conveniently and profitably. Kandelaki has contracts, obligations to colleagues in showbiz and AP, Brovko has the past and present in the form of Rostec, and Chemezov has incriminating evidence on him. And only Kabakov agreed to take responsibility for being expelled by the holder of the common fund.

What are the assets of the trio? Kabakov and Brovko successfully approached NTechLab for sale to Rostec. Chemezov, on the advice of his director for special assignments, bought a facial recognition system and other startups at exorbitant prices. To legalize the money received, they immediately invested in the production of Tina Kandelaki cosmetics. The million-dollar turnover of her Ansaligy project still raises questions from the tax authorities, but no one is in a hurry to touch the star.

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It was even easier to withdraw money abroad: according to documents, the raw materials and base of cosmetics were purchased in Europe. In fact, everything was produced in Russian laboratories like “Emancy” is an order of magnitude cheaper, including due to some research institutes. The difference went to the accounts of controlled companies in the EU, which Alexander Kabakov is now trying to take control of. The scheme was played out correctly, and the FBK blacklisters, as always, were in a hurry.

The question remains whether Tina and her husband had time to warn their long-time partner that if a case was opened under the article on discrediting the Armed Forces, no amount of Kabakov’s roof would help. Those are the times. The security forces intend to act harshly against the fugitives.