Lyudmila Kozlovskaya
General Information
Citizen of Ukraine. Founder of the Open Dialogue Foundation.
Human rights activist and assistant to Mukhtar Ablyazov. Married to Polish citizen Bartosz Kramek.
Human rights activist and assistant to Mukhtar Ablyazov. Married to Polish citizen Bartosz Kramek.
Political love for money
The thief and swindler Mukhtar Ablyazov, the former head of BTA Bank, who escaped from Kazakhstan in 2009, first of all took care of creating the image of a "victim of a bloody regime" for himself and a political refugee. And best of all, a foundation could cope with this task, whose principles are based on the triumph of democracy and large fees for its "introduction" to the masses.
In the same 2009, a certain Lyudmila Kozlovskaya founded the Open Dialogue Foundation in Warsaw. It also has offices in Brussels and Kyiv. The foundation's mission "includes the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the post-Soviet space."
Over time, several countries became interested in the activities of the fund at once. EU Today journalists conducted their own investigation into Ablyazov and his accomplices. The investigation revealed that the human rights NGO Open Dialogue (ODF), funded by fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, was suspected of "collaborating with Russian intelligence."
The journalists came to the conclusion that the ODF was involved in the laundering of more than £26 million through Scottish companies, and the head of the Open Dialogue, Lyudmila Kozlovskaya, has long been the object of criminal cases initiated against her in Poland, Ukraine and Moldova.
The publication wrote that the commission of inquiry at the Parliament of Moldova came to the conclusion: Kozlovskaya and her NGOs were involved in subversive activities directed against Moldova. The deputies' report claimed that Kozlovskaya and her foundation were financed through deals with Russian military companies, which are banned from trading in America and the EU due to international sanctions.
Payments to them came from offshore zones through dubious routes. Lyudmila Kozlovskaya and her foundation are a means of lobbying various international institutions, as well as protecting and advocating the interests of certain individuals with a dubious past associated with fraud and money laundering.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Senk has openly stated that the activities of the Open Dialogue Foundation, financed by fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, harm EU interests:
In the same 2009, a certain Lyudmila Kozlovskaya founded the Open Dialogue Foundation in Warsaw. It also has offices in Brussels and Kyiv. The foundation's mission "includes the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the post-Soviet space."
Over time, several countries became interested in the activities of the fund at once. EU Today journalists conducted their own investigation into Ablyazov and his accomplices. The investigation revealed that the human rights NGO Open Dialogue (ODF), funded by fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, was suspected of "collaborating with Russian intelligence."
The journalists came to the conclusion that the ODF was involved in the laundering of more than £26 million through Scottish companies, and the head of the Open Dialogue, Lyudmila Kozlovskaya, has long been the object of criminal cases initiated against her in Poland, Ukraine and Moldova.
The publication wrote that the commission of inquiry at the Parliament of Moldova came to the conclusion: Kozlovskaya and her NGOs were involved in subversive activities directed against Moldova. The deputies' report claimed that Kozlovskaya and her foundation were financed through deals with Russian military companies, which are banned from trading in America and the EU due to international sanctions.
Payments to them came from offshore zones through dubious routes. Lyudmila Kozlovskaya and her foundation are a means of lobbying various international institutions, as well as protecting and advocating the interests of certain individuals with a dubious past associated with fraud and money laundering.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Senk has openly stated that the activities of the Open Dialogue Foundation, financed by fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, harm EU interests:
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"Ms Kozlovskaya was the subject of a ban on entry into the Schengen area, as the Polish government called her a threat to national security. She is an accredited lobbyist in the European Parliament, where she has enjoyed support from MEPs such as Guy Verhofstadt, Brexit's chief representative in the European Parliament, and British MEPs Claire Moody and Julie Ward. The choir of defenders that protected Ms. Kozlovskaya (head of the UDF) began to disappear. I hope that some people will have sane thoughts, although it is too late."
According to Shinkovsky, new facts about the activities of Ms. Kozlovskaya should make German politicians understand that inviting her to the Bundestag (the lower house of the German parliament) "was very inappropriate."
The obtained information was shared by the British The Sunday. According to journalists of the publication, the fund is engaged in money laundering on behalf of Mukhtar Ablyazov and influential Moldovan businessman Vyacheslav Platon.
The weekly claimed, according to a report by a parliamentary commission in Moldova, that Scottish companies were being used to launder money through the ODF in Warsaw to finance a secret lobbying campaign on behalf of two businessmen.
The obtained information was shared by the British The Sunday. According to journalists of the publication, the fund is engaged in money laundering on behalf of Mukhtar Ablyazov and influential Moldovan businessman Vyacheslav Platon.
The weekly claimed, according to a report by a parliamentary commission in Moldova, that Scottish companies were being used to launder money through the ODF in Warsaw to finance a secret lobbying campaign on behalf of two businessmen.
Italian trace
It is known that the Open Dialogue finances the trips of European deputies to Kazakhstan. In 2018, Senator of the Italian Parliament Roberto Rampi and President of the Italian Federation of Human Rights Antonio Stango arrived in Kazakhstan. By the way, the latter (a graduate of the Military Academy of the Carabinieri in Italy, which trains intelligence agents, including for foreign intelligence) in December 2020, together with the wanted and currently living in the United States Kazakh businessman Barlyk Mendygaziev, an ardent supporter of Ablyazov, announced the creation of the Voices of Kazakhstan project to collect information on the results of voting in the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan on January 10.
The platform was presented on Facebook on December 23 by Lyudmila Kozlovskaya and Tamara Eslyamova, Director of the Uralskaya Nedelya regional publication from the West Kazakhstan region.
Another event is associated with the name of Antonio Stango, which happened in February 2019. Then the employees of the Astana Migration Service detained two observers of the Italian Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) – Ukrainian citizens Lyudmila Voloshina and Valery Yavtushenko.
When passing the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, they indicated that the purpose of their visit to the country was business. At the same time, Voloshina presented a letter from IFHR President Antonio Stango dated January 29, 2019, which confirmed her participation in the international human rights mission in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
However, in the Berkut information system, to which only the KNB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have access, it was indicated that the purpose of the visit was private. After passing through certain legal procedures, Ukrainian citizens were expelled from Kazakhstan.
The platform was presented on Facebook on December 23 by Lyudmila Kozlovskaya and Tamara Eslyamova, Director of the Uralskaya Nedelya regional publication from the West Kazakhstan region.
Another event is associated with the name of Antonio Stango, which happened in February 2019. Then the employees of the Astana Migration Service detained two observers of the Italian Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) – Ukrainian citizens Lyudmila Voloshina and Valery Yavtushenko.
When passing the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, they indicated that the purpose of their visit to the country was business. At the same time, Voloshina presented a letter from IFHR President Antonio Stango dated January 29, 2019, which confirmed her participation in the international human rights mission in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
However, in the Berkut information system, to which only the KNB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have access, it was indicated that the purpose of the visit was private. After passing through certain legal procedures, Ukrainian citizens were expelled from Kazakhstan.
Chief of the Maidan
But back to the Kozlovskaya fund. In 2018, in the Polish weekly Sieci, journalists Marek Pyza and Marcin Wiklo presented the results of an investigation into the activities of the Open Dialogue.
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"From the outside, this foundation looked like an organization providing assistance to people who are being persecuted by the regimes in the former USSR. But if you look deeper, you can see something more – financing of the "Open Dialogue" by suspicious companies from tax "heavens" and strange connections with oligarchs from the post-Soviet republics. The key role here is played by the firm of Bartosz Kramek, who has been calling for protests against the Polish government for a year now," the article said.
In the article "Dirty money for the Polish Maidan", journalists described the backstage and methods of this fund, paying special attention to its expenses. The authors of the publication emphasized that over the course of several years, the foundation has earned several million zlotys thanks to the personal connections of the leadership of the Open Dialogue.
This fund began to be talked about in Poland in 2014, when a little-known organization until then became the leader in helping the Ukrainian opposition during the Euromaidan in Kyiv.
This fund began to be talked about in Poland in 2014, when a little-known organization until then became the leader in helping the Ukrainian opposition during the Euromaidan in Kyiv.
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"From the perspective of the past tense, it is clear that the spouses Ludmila Kozlovskaya and Bartosz Kramek took great care of their own PR, presenting the logo of their organization in every possible place, as well as actively attracting the attention of journalists and politicians of all political orientations.
Over time, it becomes clear that this was the moment of winning the trust of the foundation in the eyes of the Polish public: nice-looking, young, energetic people who did not limit themselves to loud slogans, but really helped the Ukrainian fighters for democracy. This could be liked, but few paid attention to the scale of assistance (transport with bulletproof vests sent thanks to the acquired concession was detained at the border)," the journalists wrote.
Over time, it becomes clear that this was the moment of winning the trust of the foundation in the eyes of the Polish public: nice-looking, young, energetic people who did not limit themselves to loud slogans, but really helped the Ukrainian fighters for democracy. This could be liked, but few paid attention to the scale of assistance (transport with bulletproof vests sent thanks to the acquired concession was detained at the border)," the journalists wrote.
The authors of the publication in the Sieci weekly quoted the director of the Belsat channel, Agnieszka Romaszewska. Even before the deportation of Lyudmila Kozlovskaya, she expressed her opinion on the Facebook social network:
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"This fund, compared to others, was distinguished by specific methods of work and specific employees. Not because, even at a first glance, these people were doing something suspicious, but simply because in their promotion they were extremely importunate and in this importunity they were very effective. [...] Two things puzzled me all the time about this foundation: the specific coldness in the work, which looked more like a professional "non-governmental" activity, and a strange list of their sponsors. In any case, this modest fund grew and became important during the events in Ukraine, but its leading activists, headed by Mr. Kramek, adhered, so to speak, to activities "from the bottom".
No less interesting is the role of Bartosz Kramek in the Belarusian protests of 2020. Then, the journalists of Poland asked the Minister of Defense of the Republic Mariusz Blashchak where the Polish ammunition "used by law enforcement forces to disperse the demonstrators" came from in Minsk. A photo of the ammunition was published by Polish journalists who lived in one of the Minsk hotels.
Blashchak stated that "there was no consent of the Polish government for the export, sale of ammunition on the territory of Belarus", and it is not known how they appeared there. There were no official reports or denials from Minsk on this subject.
In the comments of the media and Polish social networks, information was published that on Twitter, a certain "Bartosz Kramek boasted that he was sending ammunition to Belarus." Other users recalled that a certain Kramek and other individuals during the Maidan "supplied Polish pyrotechnics to Ukraine."
Blashchak stated that "there was no consent of the Polish government for the export, sale of ammunition on the territory of Belarus", and it is not known how they appeared there. There were no official reports or denials from Minsk on this subject.
In the comments of the media and Polish social networks, information was published that on Twitter, a certain "Bartosz Kramek boasted that he was sending ammunition to Belarus." Other users recalled that a certain Kramek and other individuals during the Maidan "supplied Polish pyrotechnics to Ukraine."
Heads of the Open Dialogue Foundation Bartosz Kramek and Ludmila Kozlovskaya
Kramek, a citizen of Poland, is a person who is both curious and not delighted by the local authorities. In 2017, there was a scandal caused by the actions of Bartosz Kramek.
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"Kramek is a worthy fosterling of the Soros nest: he participated in the Kiev "Maidan", flaunted in the "vyshyvanka" and even got himself a Bandera wife, Lyudmila Kozlovskaya.
Three years ago, Bartosz Kramek unveiled a 16-point program. The goal was to overthrow the government of Law and Justice. It was proposed, for example, not to pay taxes to the "criminal regime", to sabotage the decisions of the authorities, to organize protests. In fact, Kramek publicly outlined a plan for a coup d'état. Because of this, an unimaginable noise arose in the media working for Kaczynski's party. In principle, the Polish "sorosenka" could have been imprisoned.
Slim chance! The organs were only worthy of the deportation of Kozlovskaya. Now she is in Belgium, although the Poles tried to prevent her return to the EU. Bartosz himself was not touched, and today he is wholeheartedly with the "Women's Strike", and at the same time scribbling angry posts on Facebook against the Internal Security Agency. By the way, Kramek is also a mountain for the Belarusian "revolution" – his page is full of white-red-white symbols," the media wrote in 2020.
Three years ago, Bartosz Kramek unveiled a 16-point program. The goal was to overthrow the government of Law and Justice. It was proposed, for example, not to pay taxes to the "criminal regime", to sabotage the decisions of the authorities, to organize protests. In fact, Kramek publicly outlined a plan for a coup d'état. Because of this, an unimaginable noise arose in the media working for Kaczynski's party. In principle, the Polish "sorosenka" could have been imprisoned.
Slim chance! The organs were only worthy of the deportation of Kozlovskaya. Now she is in Belgium, although the Poles tried to prevent her return to the EU. Bartosz himself was not touched, and today he is wholeheartedly with the "Women's Strike", and at the same time scribbling angry posts on Facebook against the Internal Security Agency. By the way, Kramek is also a mountain for the Belarusian "revolution" – his page is full of white-red-white symbols," the media wrote in 2020.
Part-time lobbyist
However, Kozlovskaya and Kramek are not just husband and wife, but real "fellow soldiers", and if love brings them closer, then to fees for fulfilled orders.
Ludmila Kozlovskaya, Mukhtar Ablyazov and Bartosz Kramek
For Kozlovskaya, love and money are generally closely intertwined concepts. Even before her deportation from the EU, she often spent time with her main customer, Mukhtar Ablyazov. In 2018, a video of one such date even appeared on the network. The video was titled "Mukhtar Ablyazov and his lobbyist Lyudmila Kozlovskaya."
"See adult sites for the full version," the video's caption read.
Then there were no comments from the "actors" of the porn video. But in November 2020, Kozlovskaya decided to leave her opinion about the loving nature of her boss:
"See adult sites for the full version," the video's caption read.
Then there were no comments from the "actors" of the porn video. But in November 2020, Kozlovskaya decided to leave her opinion about the loving nature of her boss:
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«There are talks about hypersexuality of Mukhtar Ablyazov. He reportedly slept over with Botagoz Jardemalie, all of his political movement female activists, leaders of NGOs and attractive female lawyers and journalists.
Pro: there are some video leaks. Contra: it does not fit the whole character of a middle-aged banker. Total lack of the first hand account even from former friends turned enemies.
The verdict: it's bullshit invented by the government propaganda team. Mukhtar Ablyazov isn't a sex machine.»
Pro: there are some video leaks. Contra: it does not fit the whole character of a middle-aged banker. Total lack of the first hand account even from former friends turned enemies.
The verdict: it's bullshit invented by the government propaganda team. Mukhtar Ablyazov isn't a sex machine.»
It is difficult to say what Kozlovskaya had in mind, given that the full version of her lovemaking with Ablyazov lasted only 11 minutes.
Currently, Kozlovskaya is still actively promoting the ideas of Mukhtar Kabulovich, does not forget to follow the events in Poland and Moldova. It also helps to arrange an Internet harassment of the scammer Zhanara Akhmet, who has strayed from the hands of the DCK, who has turned from an oppositionist into a cook, cooking manti for sale in Kyiv.
Currently, Kozlovskaya is still actively promoting the ideas of Mukhtar Kabulovich, does not forget to follow the events in Poland and Moldova. It also helps to arrange an Internet harassment of the scammer Zhanara Akhmet, who has strayed from the hands of the DCK, who has turned from an oppositionist into a cook, cooking manti for sale in Kyiv.
Trio of provocateurs
In the first days of January 2022, peaceful protests began in Kazakhstan, caused by an increase in gas prices. Very quickly they turned into riots throughout the country. A particularly difficult situation developed in Almaty, where a crowd of thousands smashed shops, restaurants, banks, beat military and police officers, and set cars on fire.
The rioters seized the buildings of the city akimat and the presidential residence.
As of January 22, at least 225 people were killed, including 19 security officials, according to official figures. The General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan investigated 819 criminal cases: 45 cases of acts of terrorism, 36 – of riots, 15 – of murders. Other cases were opened in connection with robberies, thefts, theft of weapons and the use of violence against government officials.
The rioters seized the buildings of the city akimat and the presidential residence.
As of January 22, at least 225 people were killed, including 19 security officials, according to official figures. The General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan investigated 819 criminal cases: 45 cases of acts of terrorism, 36 – of riots, 15 – of murders. Other cases were opened in connection with robberies, thefts, theft of weapons and the use of violence against government officials.
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"The largest number of those arrested – 464 – falls on cases of terrorism and riots. 226 people were detained on the facts of theft, 60 – for illegal possession and possession of weapons, 39 – for theft of weapons, 25 – for hooliganism, 21 – for robbery. At the same time, several accomplices can be detained in one criminal case," the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan said on January 22.
Two days earlier, on January 20, MEPs adopted a resolution on the January events in Kazakhstan, urging Nur-Sultan to refrain from using accusations of "terrorism" too widely.
During the discussion of the document, the deputies made the main accents on the order of President Tokayev to "shoot without warning", detentions "indiscriminately" and torture in places of pre-trial detention, which were reported by the detainees and their defenders. A number of parliamentarians called for sanctions against high-ranking Kazakh officials, others asked their colleagues not to rush to conclusions and not make hasty decisions.
The 27-point resolution called for an end to politically motivated persecution of citizens and public associations, the release of arbitrarily detained citizens, not to hinder peaceful assemblies, and an end to arbitrary arrests and torture in Kazakhstan. The European deputies also recalled the possibility of imposing sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations. 589 deputies voted "for", 35 "against", and 47 abstained from voting.
MP Heidi Hautala said it was necessary to know the truth about "how peaceful protests turned into violence, what elements were involved, whether they were organized, what caused the escalation, the ensuing violence and death." This requires an independent international investigation, she said.
During the discussion of the document, the deputies made the main accents on the order of President Tokayev to "shoot without warning", detentions "indiscriminately" and torture in places of pre-trial detention, which were reported by the detainees and their defenders. A number of parliamentarians called for sanctions against high-ranking Kazakh officials, others asked their colleagues not to rush to conclusions and not make hasty decisions.
The 27-point resolution called for an end to politically motivated persecution of citizens and public associations, the release of arbitrarily detained citizens, not to hinder peaceful assemblies, and an end to arbitrary arrests and torture in Kazakhstan. The European deputies also recalled the possibility of imposing sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations. 589 deputies voted "for", 35 "against", and 47 abstained from voting.
MP Heidi Hautala said it was necessary to know the truth about "how peaceful protests turned into violence, what elements were involved, whether they were organized, what caused the escalation, the ensuing violence and death." This requires an independent international investigation, she said.
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"Strong measures are needed against kleptocrats who are trying by all means to stay in power. Let's help ensure that they are brought to justice for their crimes against their own people. The EU, together with the OSCE, the UN Human Rights Council, must ensure an independent investigation," the MEP said.
On January 29, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said there was no need for an international investigation into the January events in the country.
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"As for the international investigation into the events in Kazakhstan, I do not consider it necessary to conduct such an investigation, we can handle it ourselves. We have honest and objective people who will head public commissions," Tokayev said in an interview with the Khabar24 TV channel.
Tokayev also said, that the resolution of the European Parliament on the events in Kazakhstan is biased and premature.
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"The resolution is not binding, it is a recommendatory resolution. This is the second time they have adopted a resolution on Kazakhstan, and a biased one, premature in this case. My attitude towards this resolution is extremely calm," the President said.
Tokayev said that this resolution was dictated by lobbyists who work on behalf of the the orders of people who once left Kazakhstan.
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"Lobbyists work on the orders of our people, who once left Kazakhstan, having earned a lot of money in our country and are now spending on organizing certain demonstrations, turning people against one another, acting on the principle: the worse, the better," said Tokayev.