Question
Roman Abramovich used a British court to sue Catherine Belton over allegations in Belton’s 2020 book about this leader’s “people.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this leader who launched an invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
ANSWER: Vladimir Putin [or Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; accept Putin’s People]
[10m] Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of this organization, has benefited from an exception in the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act for paying for legal fees. This Russian mercenary group used human waves of prisoners in their attack on the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
ANSWER: Wagner Group [or PMC Wagner]
[10h] The shell company Jusan Technologies, funded by this man, has also used UK courts to sue the group openDemocracy. After almost 30 years in power, this man handed the presidency to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2019.
ANSWER: Nursultan Nazarbayev [or Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev]
<Michael Bentley, Current Events - World> ~21073~ <Editor: Ganon Evans>
Summary
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 5 | 26.00 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
Data
| Hunter A | Belmont | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Mira Loma | Thomas Jefferson C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Winston Churchill A | St. Mark's | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Kinkaid | Troy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| University Lab | Plymouth | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |