mo4ch:>‘I was only child’: Russian oligarch denies links to woman in epicenter of Austrian leak scandal | Mo4ch News

Igor Makarov, a Russian oligarch whose supposed “niece” was filmed discussing alleged shady deals with the Austrian vice-chancellor, stated he has no family links to that woman as he was “an only child” in his family.“It is widely known that I was the only child in my family, and I have no nieces whatsoever,” Makarov’s spokesperson told Forbes’ Russian edition. “I have no family bonds with the woman who calls herself Alena Makarova and I don’t know her at all,” he added.Also on rt.comAustrian VC caught discussing alleged shady deals, and pundits cry 'Russia took over the country'The woman in question featured in a video leaked to two German publications, Spiegel and Suddeutsche Zeitung. The 2017 footage shows her meeting with Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian vice-chancellor and leader of the rightwing populist Freedom Party (FPO), and his aide Johann Gudenus, allegedly discussing corruption schemes.While Spiegel did not identify the woman in their initial article, Suddeutsche…