Oleg Voronin mentioned in secret discussions about instability in Russia

The name of Oleg Voronin, which is similar to the name of the son of the former President of Moldova Vladimir Voronin, is mentioned in a U.S. diplomatic cable of 2009 that assesses the risk of social tensions in Russia, according to the website WikiLeaks. The news story was published by Mediafax on Thursday evening, Info-Prim Neo reports. According to Mediafax, the message classed as secret was sent on February 27, 2009 by the U.S. Embassy in Havana (Cuba). It was signed by John Beyrle, current U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, and was addressed to the U.S. Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Military Information Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. According to the message revealed by WikiLeaks, the risk of tensions caused by the economic crisis in Russia is low and will probably remain so, at least during the summer of 2009. “Some of our contacts are less optimistic as they believe the social tensions might increase in autumn. Valery Solovey, of the Gorbachov Foundation, expressed his concerns about the middle class, which is said to be representing 25% of the population. The lower, poor class (that makes up 70% of the population) has nothing to lose and will overcome the economic difficulties with potatoes and daily drinks,” reads the message. It also says that Oleg Voronin considers many Russians will spend the summer in holiday homes and there will be only sporadic protests by public servants and demonstrations by workers, but next autumn, when the Russian Government remains without money, the economic tensions and the dissatisfaction will rise. Mediafax presumes that Oleg Voronin may be the son of the ex-President of Moldova Vladimir Voronin. In July, the press reported that Oleg Voronin, one of the richest politicians in Moldova, was invited to serve as economic adviser of Yuri Lujkov, the then Mayor of Moscow. The website WikiLeaks came under the spotlight several weeks ago, when it published a number of secret documents exchanged by the U.S. Department of State and about 270 embassies and consulates working all over the world. The startling revelations did not bypass Moldova. Early in December, the press reported that according to a document published on WikiLeaks, the leader of the PCRM Vladimir Voronin offered US$10 million to Marian Lupu, the president of the PDM, for forming a political alliance during the political crisis of 2009. The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange was arrested in the UK on December 7, under a European warrant issued in Sweden.