Russian Facebook Investors Have Sparked U.S. Concerns -- MSNBCThe Russian Internet company that this week purchased a stake in Facebook was prominently mentioned last February in a U.S. intelligence report questioning whether Russian oligarchs, operating on behalf of the Kremlin, were gaining too much control of the Internet in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Digital Sky Technologies, working with Goldman Sachs, has agreed to invest $50 million in Facebook. The investment gives the Moscow-based company a 2.38 percent stake in Facebook. DST Global, a related investment vehicle, also has an undisclosed stake of its own in Facebook. Unconfirmed reports quoted by Agence France Press put that added stake at 10 percent.
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More News On Those Russian Investors In Facebook
Facebook investor DST comes with ties to Alisher Usmanov and the Kremlin -- The Guardian
DST straddles Silicon Valley and Wall St -- Financial Times
Helped by Facebook Buzz, Mail.ru Shares Rise -- New York Times
Russian Internet venture builds social networking empire -- AFP
Facebook a Big Deal for DST -- Wall Street Journal
Russians’ Large Stake in Facebook Grows Larger -- New York Times
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