A luxury yacht formerly owned by sanctioned Russian businessman Dmitry Pubyansky will be sold at auction on Tuesday after the billionaire defaulted on a JPMorgan loan, according to an auctioneer’s website, cited by Bloomberg. It will be the first superyacht to be publicly auctioned since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted authorities to freeze luxury yachts […]
Tag: OLIGARCHS
Another ‘Cypriot’ … tycoon in US sanctions
Another “Cypriot” was included in the new… wave of sanctions imposed by the United States of America on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, according to philenews.com. The reason for the Russian oligarch God Semenovich Nisanov (God Semenovich Nisanov), who according to the official list of competent services (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department published […]
An Italian airport was given to a Russian oligarch via Cyprus
A serious issue of national security with the scent of Cyprus was recently raised in the sphere of public debate in Italy, according to philenews.com. According to information that has come to light in the Mediterranean country, the political airport of Grosseto, which is located inside a military base, is controlled by Russian interests. Something […]
The West is considering getting Russian oligarchs to buy a way to escape sanctions
Western allies are wondering if they will allow Russian oligarchs to buy a way to escape sanctions and use their Western-backed money to rebuild Ukraine, the Associated Press reported, citing government officials. of the subject. The proposal was made by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada Christia Freeland during the meeting […]
The Commission targets the assets of Russian oligarchs
The draft Commission directive on organized crime activities will also facilitate faster implementation of EU sanctions against Russia over the freezing of assets of Russian oligarchs. The new legislation was deemed necessary to address the current problem in the EU, where several Member States do not have the appropriate legal framework for the confiscation of […]
Russia: Vladimir Potanin Says He Has No Plans to Take Up New Bank Acquisitions
Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin has said he has no plans to buy more Russian banks and has rejected a bid to buy the Russian arm of Italy’s UniCredit, speaking to Interfax news agency on Thursday. Potanin, who has avoided US and EU sanctions on Russian businessmen believed to have close ties to the Kremlin, acquired […]
Spain: Authorities locate yacht and other assets of 15 Russian oligarchs
Spanish authorities have identified assets – including homes, companies and at least one luxury boat – belonging to 15 Russian oligarchs on the EU sanctions list, an official told Reuters today. Mariano Garcia Fresno, head of the anti-money laundering agency, said the agency had been active since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 […]
Oleg Tinkov: Most Russian tycoons on Forbes list do not support war
Russian millionaire Oleg Tinkov, who has condemned Russia’s war against Ukraine, in a lengthy interview with journalist Yuri Dud (described by Russian authorities as a “foreign agent”), says that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine , he personally contacted 12 of the 20 Russian businessmen included in the Forbes list and how “they are all […]
Turkey will be the next safe haven for Russian oligarchs
With the “wave” of Western sanctions threatening them after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian oligarchs removed their luxury yachts from the ports of the European Union and Britain to avoid seizures. Some took them to Dubai, others found refuge in the Maldives. But now the most popular destination for Russian oligarchs’ yachts is Turkey. At […]
Israel: How it became a safe haven for Russian oligarchs
By Jemima McEvoy Igor Bukhman and his brother Dmitri were born and raised in Vologda, Russia. There they also founded Playrix, a mobile game development company, which was to become one of the world’s best and boost Bukhman’s value to $ 16.2 billion. Ten years ago, when the war in Ukraine was not on the […]