Talk:Dmitry Oreshkin

Oreshkin and sex compromat
It would be interesting to find out if it's true that Putin, or someone else in Russia tried to compromise him. It's probably not verifiable, though:


 * For Mr. Putin’s opponents in Russia’s opposition, kompromat, including surreptitiously recorded sex videos, has become a serious problem.


 * The release of embarrassing material has had devastating effects on the families and careers of some activists, leaving scars lasting years. But the release of such material can also be a badge of honor, indicating that the target did not succumb to blackmail.


 * Ilya V. Yashin, a young activist and ally of the slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, was among the targets of a “honey trap” operation that involved a woman who went by the nickname Mumu and managed to seduce at least three journalists and members of the Russian opposition. She had access to an apartment wired for surveillance and stocked with cocaine and sex toys, according to Mr. Yashin, who spoke in an interview about his experience.


 * The tactic did not always succeed. “Some people didn’t buy it at all,” Mr. Yashin said. Mumu had invited Dmitri Oreshkin, a political analyst, to her apartment. Instead, Mr. Yashin said, Mr. Oreshkin invited her to his home, “where she was greeted by his wife.”

This would have been about 7 years ago. The article says Mr. Yashin (b. 1983) was 25 at the time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/world/europe/donald-trump-russia.html?action=click&contentCollection=Europe&module=RelatedCoverage&region=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article


 * But sex tapes and other potentially embarrassing material – and their use as leverage – have a long history in Russian politics. The most famous was the 2010 Katya Mumu scandal, when hidden camera videos of opposition politicians and journalists were leaked online in various hotel rooms, both having sex with the same woman or doing cocaine. The targets included opposition politician Ilya Yashin, political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin, satirist Viktor Shenderovich and others.

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/11/kremlin-denies-donald-trump-info-gathering/

Ileanadu (talk) 03:56, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Is there more than one Dmitry Oreshkin?
This article on January 11th, 2017 in TASS identifies Dmitry Oreshkin as "Minister of Economic Development."


 * http://tass.com/economy/924476

Another article on the same day identifies Dmitry Oreshkin as a "political analyst."


 * http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/11/kremlin-denies-donald-trump-info-gathering/

This is the most widely reported role for Mr. Oreshkin. "... Dmitry Oreshkin, an opposition-friendly political analyst."


 * http://www.newsweek.com/rex-tillerson-warm-relationship-putin-chills-kremlin-critics-hopes-533329

If he is an opposition-friendly political analyst, it's unlikely he suddenly joined the government. A news search for Russia's "Minister of Economic Development" turned up a different name today at RT: "newly-appointed Economy Development Minister Maksim Oreshkin."


 * https://www.rt.com/business/373463-russia-economy-imf-gaidar-forum/

It looks like TASS just made a mistake, but if anyone knows they were right, please comment. Ileanadu (talk) 19:56, 13 January 2017 (UTC)