Putin’s former aide found dead in Washington hotel

[rooster59]

Putin’s former aide found dead in Washington hotel



Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to one of his former aides who’s been found dead in a hotel in Washington DC.

57-year-old Mikhail Lesin is believed to have suffered a heart attack. His family say the former press minister and one-time head of the Gazprom-Media Holding group died on Thursday. Putin says he made an “enormous contribution to Russia’s modern media.”

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-11-08

[steven100]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Mikhail Lesin, man behind RT news service, dies in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mikhail Lesin, a former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin who helped found the English-language news service Russia Today, was found dead in an upscale Washington hotel room, police and Russian authorities said. He was 57.

The Russian Embassy in Washington on Friday confirmed the death of Lesin, whose body was discovered Thursday.

Russia Today reported on its website that Lesin died of a heart attack, and the state news agency RIA-Novosti cited a family member giving the same cause of death.

District of Columbia police said officers were called to Lesin's room at the Doyle Dupont Circle Hotel on Thursday morning to check on his welfare. He was found unresponsive on the floor of his room and pronounced dead at the scene, and his body was taken to the Chief Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy, according to a police report.

Although there was no evidence of foul play, homicide detectives were investigating Lesin's death, police said Saturday. Beverly Fields, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office, said the cause and manner of death remained undetermined on Saturday.

Lesin pushed for establishing the Russia Today satellite TV channel, later renamed RT, once saying that Russia "must do propaganda for ourselves, otherwise we'll always look like bears." RT credited Lesin with "inspiring the creation" of the agency.

Since its 2005 inception, RT has become widely watched internationally but frequently criticized as a mouthpiece for the Kremlin and for presenting highly skewed reports.

Lesin served as Russian press minister from 1999 to 2004 and presidential media adviser from 2004 to 2009, RT said. He then became a senior executive at Gazprom-Media, Russia's largest media holding company.

Putin on Saturday said Lesin made great contributions to "modern Russian mass media," Russian news agencies said.

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-11-08

[TheCruncher]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

These days people don't die anymore from illness or old age.

On Thaivisa they are all murders.

[steven100]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

These days people don't die anymore from illness or old age.

On Thaivisa they are all murders.

With a high profile Russian involved ! in a Washington hotel room ! ................ what do you expect people to think.

He didn't have a heart attack imo.

[geriatrickid]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

These days people don't die anymore from illness or old age.

On Thaivisa they are all murders.

With a high profile Russian involved ! in a Washington hotel room ! ................ what do you expect people to think.

He didn't have a heart attack imo.

Do you know what the current life expectancy of males of his generation is? Go on, take a guess.

It is 63 years of age. That's right SIXTY-THREE. Please tell me why a male age 57 would be so unusual.

Do you know what the number one cause of death is in Russia? Go on, take a guess. It's a big word but you can get it if you try.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. Heart attack is the no. 1 cause of death followed by stroke at no. 2.

To all the twits who will claim that this is a conspiracy,

Do you know the deceased's medical history?

Do you know if he smoked or drank heavily as many Russians his age are prone to do?

Do you know if he was physically active?

What were his triglyceride and cholesterol levels?

If you are unable to answer the above then please keep your speculation to yourself because it is not founded on fact.

[bendejo]

Maybe he died with his boots off.

[Naam]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

These days people don't die anymore from illness or old age.

On Thaivisa they are all murders.

With a high profile Russian involved ! in a Washington hotel room ! ................ what do you expect people to think.

He didn't have a heart attack imo.

only those who are ignorant of the deceased's background (RT - Russia Today) come up with ridiculous accusations.

[Chicog]

Shouldn't be long before Fox manage to tie Hillary into the story.

[Shot]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

These days people don't die anymore from illness or old age.

On Thaivisa they are all murders.

With a high profile Russian involved ! in a Washington hotel room ! ................ what do you expect people to think.

He didn't have a heart attack imo.

Do you know what the current life expectancy of males of his generation is? Go on, take a guess.

It is 63 years of age. That's right SIXTY-THREE. Please tell me why a male age 57 would be so unusual.

Do you know what the number one cause of death is in Russia? Go on, take a guess. It's a big word but you can get it if you try.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. Heart attack is the no. 1 cause of death followed by stroke at no. 2.

To all the twits who will claim that this is a conspiracy,

Do you know the deceased's medical history?

Do you know if he smoked or drank heavily as many Russians his age are prone to do?

Do you know if he was physically active?

What were his triglyceride and cholesterol levels?

If you are unable to answer the above then please keep your speculation to yourself because it is not founded on fact.

That's two words.

[MaxYakov]

Shouldn't be long before Fox manage to tie Hillary into the story.

Why should they? You beat them to it.

[Chicog]

Shouldn't be long before Fox manage to tie Hillary into the story.

Why should they? You beat them to it.

Derp.

[hugocnx]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

These days people don't die anymore from illness or old age.

On Thaivisa they are all murders.

With a high profile Russian involved ! in a Washington hotel room ! ................ what do you expect people to think.

He didn't have a heart attack imo.

Do you know what the current life expectancy of males of his generation is? Go on, take a guess.

It is 63 years of age. That's right SIXTY-THREE. Please tell me why a male age 57 would be so unusual.

Do you know what the number one cause of death is in Russia? Go on, take a guess. It's a big word but you can get it if you try.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. Heart attack is the no. 1 cause of death followed by stroke at no. 2.

To all the twits who will claim that this is a conspiracy,

Do you know the deceased's medical history?

Do you know if he smoked or drank heavily as many Russians his age are prone to do?

Do you know if he was physically active?

What were his triglyceride and cholesterol levels?

If you are unable to answer the above then please keep your speculation to yourself because it is not founded on fact.

And why my dear are you so fiercly attacking? Are you on the side of those that might have assasinated him?

One of their technics (your technics?) is to blame the others for being ignorant, speculative or even worse.

In cases like these so called proof is not obtainable because as usual shuffled under the carpet.

[BuaBS]

Telling the truth on RT comes with a steep price .

Influential americans in Moskou hotels must be sh.... their pants ... payback time.

[MockingJay]

Someone refused to talk, huh?

[Muzarella]

If somebody have doubts about how important is to have RT NEWS reporting the TRUTH, ask why Larry KIng work for RT, and not for an American TV station anymore....

[Basil B]

I hope the coroner calls for for a full toxicology examination...

[kaorop]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

These days people don't die anymore from illness or old age.

On Thaivisa they are all murders.

With a high profile Russian involved ! in a Washington hotel room ! ................ what do you expect people to think.

He didn't have a heart attack imo.

Do you know what the current life expectancy of males of his generation is? Go on, take a guess.

It is 63 years of age. That's right SIXTY-THREE. Please tell me why a male age 57 would be so unusual.

Do you know what the number one cause of death is in Russia? Go on, take a guess. It's a big word but you can get it if you try.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. Heart attack is the no. 1 cause of death followed by stroke at no. 2.

To all the twits who will claim that this is a conspiracy,

Do you know the deceased's medical history?

Do you know if he smoked or drank heavily as many Russians his age are prone to do?

Do you know if he was physically active?

What were his triglyceride and cholesterol levels?

If you are unable to answer the above then please keep your speculation to yourself because it is not founded on fact.

Well of course, no one here has spoken to his doctor

But he would most probably know quite a lot and therefore a possible target.

Of course, maybe we've been watching to many spy movies

RIP, 57, to young, condolences to the family

Edited November 8, 2015 by kaorop

[geriatrickid]

If somebody have doubts about how important is to have RT NEWS reporting the TRUTH, ask why Larry KIng work for RT, and not for an American TV station anymore....

Larry King works for RT because no reputable network or news organization wants anything to do with him, CNN was happy to be rid of a man accused of conflicts of interest, and who at the end of his tenure was often confused and practically drooling. The poor old fellow is long past his best before date and now is relegated to doing snake oil "health supplement" infomercials in the USA. It's rather sad.

And why my dear are you so fiercly attacking? Are you on the side of those that might have assasinated him?

One of their technics (your technics?) is to blame the others for being ignorant, speculative or even worse.

In cases like these so called proof is not obtainable because as usual shuffled under the carpet.

Why make an unsubstantiated claim and allegation when there is zero evidence to support the claim? Too many people throw out idiotic and irresponsible claims because they think its funny or because they are manifestations of their mental illness. There is nothing amusing about ignorance. It is irksome and merits the same treatment as those who make claims that man lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. The claims are based upon lies. Even you are fabricating. You claim that the "proof" is not obtainable because it will be shuffled under the carpet. That's just so stupid. A post mortem will be conducted. It takes time to conduct an autopsy. Toxicology tests require 30-90 days on average to conduct. More complicated testing can take a year. You and others would undoubtedly claim cover up because they would take so long. Here's what is evident: If this was a heart attack with VFib, the initial physical exam show that the deceased was a typical 57 year old Russian male of his generation. It will show a clogged artery and CAD. There is a reason why the life expectancy for Russian males of his generation is 63. This man was a smoker. Do you not understand that smokers usually die of CAD? Smoking destroys the arteries. Here he is enjoy his coffin nail. Are you so afraid of death that you must invent a conspiracy to deal with it.

[F4UCorsair]

Couldn't edit so deleted this post.

Edited November 8, 2015 by F4UCorsair

[F4UCorsair]

I have huge difficulty understanding how anybody, however vivid his/her imagination, could possibly speculate on an assassination theory, at this early stage.

At least it will be investigated, not assumed to be a 'suicide'.

[BuaBS]

I have huge difficulty understanding how anybody, however vivid his/her imagination, could possibly speculate on an assassination theory, at this early stage.

At least it will be investigated, not assumed to be a 'suicide'.

I have huge difficulty understanding how anybody, even with no imagination, could possibly not see that this is a typical US 3 letter agency assassination , even at this early stage.

[hugocnx]

If somebody have doubts about how important is to have RT NEWS reporting the TRUTH, ask why Larry KIng work for RT, and not for an American TV station anymore....

Larry King works for RT because no reputable network or news organization wants anything to do with him, CNN was happy to be rid of a man accused of conflicts of interest, and who at the end of his tenure was often confused and practically drooling. The poor old fellow is long past his best before date and now is relegated to doing snake oil "health supplement" infomercials in the USA. It's rather sad.

And why my dear are you so fiercly attacking? Are you on the side of those that might have assasinated him?

One of their technics (your technics?) is to blame the others for being ignorant, speculative or even worse.

In cases like these so called proof is not obtainable because as usual shuffled under the carpet.

Why make an unsubstantiated claim and allegation when there is zero evidence to support the claim? Too many people throw out idiotic and irresponsible claims because they think its funny or because they are manifestations of their mental illness. There is nothing amusing about ignorance. It is irksome and merits the same treatment as those who make claims that man lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. The claims are based upon lies. Even you are fabricating. You claim that the "proof" is not obtainable because it will be shuffled under the carpet. That's just so stupid. A post mortem will be conducted. It takes time to conduct an autopsy. Toxicology tests require 30-90 days on average to conduct. More complicated testing can take a year. You and others would undoubtedly claim cover up because they would take so long. Here's what is evident: If this was a heart attack with VFib, the initial physical exam show that the deceased was a typical 57 year old Russian male of his generation. It will show a clogged artery and CAD. There is a reason why the life expectancy for Russian males of his generation is 63. This man was a smoker. Do you not understand that smokers usually die of CAD? Smoking destroys the arteries. Here he is enjoy his coffin nail. Are you so afraid of death that you must invent a conspiracy to deal with it.

Mikhail-Lesin smker.jpg

Your opinion against mine. Nothing wrong with that.

Only I fear that you are not up to date to many death cases unsolved. You might pick it up easily without being a conspiratist (right spelling?)

Many popes died (by the poison beaker) and nothing revealed. Many statesmen died in numerous car or plane accidents.

John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe and more artist had some bad luck?

Open your eyes and see what is going around in this world.

Oh? you cannot see it? Then I have to make a miserable mark on you. Go to the geriatric home yourself. And you are just a kid? Explains alot.

Edited November 9, 2015 by hugocnx

[geriatrickid]

Only I fear that you are not up to date to many death cases unsolved. You might pick it up easily without being a conspiratist (right spelling?)

Many popes died (by the poison beaker) and nothing revealed. Many statesmen died in numerous car or plane accidents.

John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe and more artist had some bad luck?

Open your eyes and see what is going around in this world.

Oh? you cannot see it? Then I have to make a miserable mark on you. Go to the geriatric home yourself. And you are just a kid? Explains alot.

Deal with this specific case. The deceased was not a pope in the 1500's. Nor was he a statesman who died udner mysterious circumstances. John Lennon was shot and killed by a mentally ill man in front of witnesses. Michael Jackson was a drug addict who was inappropriately medicated by a physician who was found guilty of negligence and who did not deny administering the drugs which killed Jackson. Marliyn Monroe overdosed on barbiturate. She had a history of both mental illness and multiple overdoses.The autopsy showed that she had ingested a lethal dose of barbiturates. Her liver had metabolized a lethal dose. This does not occur with "murders".

I know what is going on in the world. Instead of your childish attempt to denigrate me, use some common sense. If you are too emotionally weak to accept that people can die suddenly and that it may even happen to you, then deal with it. What is so scary about a smoker and drinker who was obviously not in good physical condition dropping dead from VFib brought on by aheart attack? People drop dead every day just like this man. Wherever there are Russians of his generation in Thailand, there will be one dropping dead. It is called lifestyle related death. If you are afraid because you are a smoker and/or drinker and/or obese, take control of your life. Stop smoking, cut back on the booze and get active.

[hugocnx]

I don't want to get to much off topic and don't want a ransic fight on TV. Michael Jackson was eventually put on drugs that finally killed him. He had the nerve to expose the elite that kept him "prisoner". The bad doctor was the medium and look where he is now? Under the carpet.

Let's call it a day. I am very happy for you that you think you live in a righteous world and that what you wrote here is (so) true in this filthy world.

Goodbye.

[connda]

Something else to blame on Putin.

[connda]

57 yr old russian ......... hotel room ............ heart attack ......... don't sound right

These days people don't die anymore from illness or old age.

On Thaivisa they are all murders.

Wait a minute...you forgot the Pattaya Base-Jumping Club (sans parachute). Suicide!