body Found of a Russian millionaire close to Putin in a Washington hotel

We found the millionaire and former Minister of the Russian media Mikhail lysine close associate of President Vladimir Putin, dead in hotel American in Washington, according to reports Friday evening, November 6, 2015, the channel "ABC News" quoted the Russian-American officials.

Lysine, which was the Russian opposition accuses him of repression of the media in Russia, was found dead in "The Dupont Circle" hotel last Thursday, and his death comes amid tension in the relations between Russia and the United States.

The US authorities informed the Russian Embassy with his death and is seeking the two authorities to determine the circumstances of his death.

Lysine and co-founder of the media group "Russia Today" in English and Russian-backed government speaking, the group says it wants to provide an alternative vision of major global events with "Russian view".

Republican Senator Roger Wicker, had demanded in July 2014 a federal investigation into the lysine to see if the whitening money in the United States or whether it is linked to persons subject of US sanctions.

Lysine and took the post of minister of information in Russia between 1999 and 2004 and then an adviser to Vladimir Putin in the establishment of "Russia Today" and the director-general of media holding company subsidiary of Russian oil giant "Gazprom", according to the Senator.

Many in Europe as property acquired in exchange for millions of dollars, and also many of accommodation in Los Angeles worth more than $ 28 million.

Senator Roger Wicker, in a letter in July 2014 to the Ministry of Justice "to be able to collect employee of such an important property raises serious questions."