Yet another Russian oligarch — the seventh to die in suspicious circumstances — met his end on Sunday..Alexander Subbotin died from an alleged toad poisoning on the weekend. Subbotin was a former senior manager at Lukoil, a major Russian energy corporation..Russia news agency TASS reported that Subbotin’s body was discovered at the property of a shaman healer in Mytishchi and that the billionaire probably succumbed to a heart attack..The Russian businessman died allegedly after a shamanic treatment using toad venom. The venom was meant to cure a bad hangover, according to reports from number of Western media outlets including The Independent and Newsweek.The toad venom, was reported to have been administered by shaman Alexei Pindyurin and his shaman partner Kristina Teikhrib..The Telegram channel Mash claims the shaman “made an incision on the skin, dripped toad poison there and after vomiting the patient allegedly got better.”.The pair reportedly treat clients by summoning the spirits, sacrificing animals, and bathing them in cockerel blood..They denied treating Subbotin but did say he was a friend of theirs. The oligarch’s official cause of death has been recorded as cardiac arrest..It is the latest in a string of high-profile suspicious deaths since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24..Vladislav Avayev, former Kremlin official, died in an apparent murder-suicide. It was widely reported that Avayev killed his own wife and 13-year-old daughter..Shortly afterwards, multimillionaire Sergey Protosenya was found hanged in Spain. He had allegedly killed his wife Natalia and their teenage daughter with an axe. His son was quick to deny his father would have had anything to do with the deaths..Protosenya was a former deputy chairman of Novatek, a company also with close links to the Kremlin..In total, Subbotin, four other billionaires, and two executives have died since the Ukraine war started..The Western media has reported many of these deaths as suspicious and that they may have been assassinations..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Yet another Russian oligarch — the seventh to die in suspicious circumstances — met his end on Sunday..Alexander Subbotin died from an alleged toad poisoning on the weekend. Subbotin was a former senior manager at Lukoil, a major Russian energy corporation..Russia news agency TASS reported that Subbotin’s body was discovered at the property of a shaman healer in Mytishchi and that the billionaire probably succumbed to a heart attack..The Russian businessman died allegedly after a shamanic treatment using toad venom. The venom was meant to cure a bad hangover, according to reports from number of Western media outlets including The Independent and Newsweek.The toad venom, was reported to have been administered by shaman Alexei Pindyurin and his shaman partner Kristina Teikhrib..The Telegram channel Mash claims the shaman “made an incision on the skin, dripped toad poison there and after vomiting the patient allegedly got better.”.The pair reportedly treat clients by summoning the spirits, sacrificing animals, and bathing them in cockerel blood..They denied treating Subbotin but did say he was a friend of theirs. The oligarch’s official cause of death has been recorded as cardiac arrest..It is the latest in a string of high-profile suspicious deaths since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24..Vladislav Avayev, former Kremlin official, died in an apparent murder-suicide. It was widely reported that Avayev killed his own wife and 13-year-old daughter..Shortly afterwards, multimillionaire Sergey Protosenya was found hanged in Spain. He had allegedly killed his wife Natalia and their teenage daughter with an axe. His son was quick to deny his father would have had anything to do with the deaths..Protosenya was a former deputy chairman of Novatek, a company also with close links to the Kremlin..In total, Subbotin, four other billionaires, and two executives have died since the Ukraine war started..The Western media has reported many of these deaths as suspicious and that they may have been assassinations..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.