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Private jets owned by 4 Russian oligarchs continued to fly in and out of Western countries after they were hit by sanctions, an investigation finds
Jets which took to the skies after sanctions and flight bans had ties with oligarchs Roman Abramovi…
Kate Duffy
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EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs leave hundreds of workers jobless on Italian island, report says
Some staff at Russian oligarchs' villas in Sardinia lost their jobs, while others were suspended wi…
Kate Duffy
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A superyacht maker said Russian buyers have incredible standards and request designs with tropical wood and exclusive leathers
A Dutch designer of Russian oligarchs' superyachts told the FT the crafting of the ships has to be …
Zahra Tayeb
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18 months after Putin invaded Ukraine, Russia's sanctioned oligarchs are still rich and even less likely to stand up to him
Russian oligarchs are still rich. The West hoped that slapping sanctions on Russia's billionaires c…
Ryan Hogg
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Map shows Russian oligarch yachts around the world as some flee to places they can't get seized
Yachts worth hundreds of millions of dollars were seen in tax havens and extradition-safe zones Thu…
Shayanne Gal,Mia Jankowicz
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Uber looked to find 'someone aligned with Putin' and paid a pro-Kremlin lobbyist $300,000 as it sought to grow its influence in Russia, report says
Uber approached a key associate of oligarch Roman Abramovich in 2015 to see if the billionaire want…
Rosie Bradbury
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Russian billionaires have lost more than $80 billion of their combined wealth since oligarchs have been targeted with sanctions
Many of Russia's oligarchs were hit with the sanctions, or financial consequences, as Vladimir Puti…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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At least 5 superyachts belonging to Russian billionaires are anchored or cruising around the Maldives amid sweeping sanctions: report
Among the yachts currently in the Maldives is the 459-foot Ocean Victory, which belongs to steel ma…
Huileng Tan
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At least 30 private jets and helicopters owned by oligarchs have crossed EU airspace since the war started despite being banned, research shows
A Russian-owned Airbus helicopter and a private jet had both flown eight times through EU airspace …
Kate Duffy
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At least 30 private jets and helicopters owned by oligarchs have crossed EU airspace since the war started despite being banned, research shows
A Russian-owned Airbus helicopter and a private jet had both flown eight times through EU airspace …
Kate Duffy
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Shipbuilders are receiving a rush of offers on superyachts under construction amid sanctions on Russian elites
Sanctions mean shipbuilders are left with unfinished superyachts, originally destined for the Russi…
Grace Dean
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Over $2 billion worth of yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs have been seized in Europe so far
The 13 megayachts currently being held by European authorities are valued between $8 and $606 milli…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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$420 million yacht owned by pro-Kremlin oligarch that comes with its own mini submarine is frozen in German port
The 377-foot-long superyacht, Luna — with nine decks and a pool — is frozen under Russi…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russian oligarch calls for EU to return the $460 million superyacht that was once involved in one of the largest divorce settlements in UK history
The billionaire's ex-wife previously had the vessel frozen for two years after he failed to pay a d…
Grace Kay
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US slaps fresh sanctions on 8 Russian oligarchs, including Kremlin's press secretary and a former Putin KGB coworker
Full blocking sanctions will be imposed on eight Russian oligarchs and their family members to cut …
Huileng Tan
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Italy has reportedly seized $156 million in yachts and villas from sanctioned Russian oligarchs, including the country's richest man
The seized assets include a 215-foot yacht estimated to be worth $71 million and owned by Alexei Mo…
Sarah Jackson
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Russia's richest 22 billionaires have lost $39 billion in one day after the invasion of Ukraine
The wealth wipeout of the 22 billionaires came after Moscow's benchmark MOEX Russia Index crashed a…
Huileng Tan
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Russian billionaires' losses, now totaling $84 billion this year, have more than doubled since Russia invaded Ukraine less than a week ago
The fortunes of Russia's billionaires are getting hammered as share prices of their globally listed…
Huileng Tan
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US lawyers no longer want to work for Russian oligarchs, especially those who want their sanctions overturned, a report says
"Nobody is going near these cases," a New York litigator who previously worked with oligarchs told …
Grace Dean
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Oligarchs don't just love their superyachts they also use them to cement their status among Russia's elite
"You have to have a yacht, otherwise you're not an oligarch," Anders Åslund, an economist and autho…