Leviev Owned Ruiz Diamonds Owns Kristall,

Lev Leviev owned Ruiz Diamonds, which owned Kristall Diamond Cutters, which was taken over by Alrosa, Which was taken over by Putin and Associates....

.....worth Further Investigation

...Shimron

"....In Russia Leviev owns the largest diamond cutting enterprise, "Ruiz Diamonds," which has had the right to purchase twenty percent of Urals diamonds for three years. Leviev partially controls the mining of Urals diamonds and has purchased entirely the Erevan diamond cutting factory "Kristall." Leviev's sphere of interests also extends to the petroleum industry. His funds "Or Ovner" and "Or Chana" finance the "Chabad" in the CIS. (tr. by PDS, posted 25 August 2000) (more)..."