VTB Group issued an email in 2015 when they originally signed with M&M that, “The granting of such contracts is exclusively linked to the promotion of VTB Group’s business interests in the U.S.” VTB and other Russian-supported global banks hope to remain off the foreign sanctions list.
Manatos & Manatos are prominent lobbyists in Washington D.C. The CEO/President, Andy Mantos, and Mike (Sr. VP) are Greek Orthodox brothers hailing from DC and have well-established connections in the U.S. Congress.
Their website says, “Manatos & Manatos offers clients a comprehensive range of government relations services tailored to meet their unique needs. Through our many decades of experience in Washington, M&M has developed extraordinary credibility with policymakers from both parties at the highest levels of the Legislative and Executive Branches.”
VTB Group issued an email in 2015 when they originally signed with M&M that, “The granting of such contracts is exclusively linked to the promotion of VTB Group’s business interests in the U.S.” VTB and other Russian-supported global banks hope to remain off the foreign sanctions list.
Manatos & Manatos are prominent lobbyists in Washington D.C. The CEO/President, Andy Mantos, and Mike (Sr. VP) are Greek Orthodox brothers hailing from DC and have well-established connections in the U.S. Congress.
Their website says, “Manatos & Manatos offers clients a comprehensive range of government relations services tailored to meet their unique needs. Through our many decades of experience in Washington, M&M has developed extraordinary credibility with policymakers from both parties at the highest levels of the Legislative and Executive Branches.”
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