Soros Foundation

History

2023

Termination of work in Kyrgyzstan due to the law on foreign agents

In April 2024, the work of the fund in Kyrgyzstan was terminated. The reason was the adoption of the law on foreigners, which was signed in early April by the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov.

EU funding cuts as nationalist groups rise

In August 2023, it became known that the Soros Foundation is cutting EU funding due to the growing number of nationalist groups. The decision by George Soros' biggest charity deals a major blow to liberal democratic institutions amid rising nationalist and populist sentiment on the continent.

The Open Society Foundation, which controls most of the assets of the $25bn Soros family office, is preparing for "radical changes" that would see funding largely cut off in the EU and focus on areas outside the bloc.

The scale of the cuts came as a shock to the organisation's staff and grant recipients, particularly in light of the recent decision to reduce headcount by 40%. The cuts affected the former communist countries of the EU, where the OSF has consistently funded a number of initiatives, including the struggle for the rights of immigrants and the gypsy minority, as well as the protection of media freedom. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, OSF became the most influential NGO in the region. In 2021, OSF allocated $209 million in Europe and Central Asia.

George Soros hands over management to son Alex, who is cutting 40% of the fund's staff

The Soros Foundation, which confirmed in early June 2023 that Soros, 92, is handing over management to his son Alex, said on June 30 that its council had approved "significant changes" to its operating model. This includes a "substantial reduction in headcount of at least 40% worldwide."

Elon Musk compared George Soros to a mutant who wants to destroy civilization

In May 2023, Elon Musk harshly commented on rumors about the death of George Soros, which were later denied.

Musk compared Soros to one of the main villains of the Marvel universe Marvell of the mutant Magneto, obsessed with the idea of ​ ​ superiority of mutants over humans.

"He wants to destroy the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity. "

2022: Buying a stake in electric car maker Rivian for $2 billion

In mid-February 2022, George Soros became the owner of shares electric vehicles Rivian worth $2 billion, but the fund of the American billionaire at the same time reduced its stake Amazon in and. Alphabet Investors are actively investing in Rivian, despite the fact that by February 2022 the company had not yet begun mass production of cars. More. here

2021: Purchase of coronavirus test manufacturer Mologic

On July 20, 2021, it became known that billionaires Bill Gates and George Soros took part in the deal to acquire Mologic for $41 million. Some of the richest people on Earth are trying to expand access to affordable modern medical technology around the world. Read more here.

2016: Hacking and publication of mail correspondence

In August 2016, it became known that hackers hacked the Soros Foundation. A huge number of internal documents DCLeaks.com posted on the site, as Bloomberg reported. The archive of documents is published here.

Soros Foundation documents demonstrate that one of its main tasks is to oppose the expansion of Russia's influence in Europe. It is also reported that the fund requested about $500 thousand to fight Russian propaganda.

There are a lot of documents, but among them there is information about Soros's active participation in the preparation of the Maidan, payment for the media, etc. According to some sources, there is even information about the advice of Ukrainian President Poroshenko by some European generals on bypassing the Minsk agreements in the military sphere^[1]

A full list of NGOs controlled by Soros has also been published. These organizations played an important role in elections in almost all countries of the Old World.

In addition, according to published emails, American billionaire George Soros in 2011 gave step-by-step instructions on how to eliminate the riots in Albania, Hillary Clinton, who at that time served as US Secretary of State, reports RT.

"Dear Hillary, Albania has a serious situation that requires urgent attention at the highest levels of the US government," according to a letter dated January 24, 2011.

The billionaire pointed out to Clinton that, together with the international community, it is urgently necessary to influence Sali Berisha, who at that time was the prime minister of Albania, and Edi Rama, who then led the opposition. In addition, Soros proposed the candidacies of three people who could serve as mediators in this matter.

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