Rinat Akhmetshin
Rinat Akhmetshin | |
|---|---|
Ринат Рафкатович Ахметшин | |
| Born | Rinat Rafkatovitch Akhmetshin 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | |
| Occupation | Lobbyist |
| Known for | Attendance at the Trump Tower meeting |
Rinat Rafkatovitch Akhmetshin (Russian: Ринат Рафкатович Ахметшин, born 1967) is a Russian-American lobbyist and a former Soviet counterintelligence officer. Bill Browder alleges that Akhmetshin represents Russian intelligence interests. He came to the American media's attention in July 2017 as a registered lobbyist for an organization run by Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who, along with him, had a meeting with Donald Trump's election campaign officials in June 2016.