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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, some experts say sanctions targeting oligarchs may be just a 'public relations exercise'
Oligarchs are "just Putin's footmen" and "cannot influence him," exiled Russian oligarch Mikhail Kh…
Grace Dean
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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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Russian oligarchs: Who they are, why they're so wealthy, why they've been sanctioned, and how they've responded
Russia's oligarchs have seen their yachts, private jets, and luxury property detained under Western…
Kate Duffy,Grace Dean
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Russian oligarch secretly recorded saying Putin is 'very ill with blood cancer,' report says
The Russian oligarch said he hoped "crazy" Vladimir Putin would die of cancer in a secret recording…
Alia Shoaib
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Staff working on luxury yachts and private jets owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs could face punishment as UK government tightens restrictions
Legislation means sanctioned Russian oligarchs will find it harder to hire workers to sail or fly a…
Kate Duffy
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Russian oligarchs' wives say it would be 'suicide' to go back to Russia in new documentary
A new documentary on Paramount+ features the wives of Russian oligarchs who speak out about Putin's…
Sam Tabahriti
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US, UK urged to impose travel bans on British lawyers accused of being 'enablers' for Russian oligarchs
Lawmakers from the US and UK are calling for "enablers" of oligarchs to be punished in light of Rus…
Catherine Neilan
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The UK wants to house Ukrainian refugees in the mansions of sanctioned Russian oligarchs
UK housing secretary Michael Gove told BBC that Russian oligarchs must face consequences if their w…
Kate Duffy
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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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US investigators have found evidence of Russian oligarchs attempting to evade sanctions, a report says
Russian oligarchs have been targeted by Western countries' sanctions, making them the prime target …
Sam Tabahriti
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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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Turkey's foreign minister says sanctioned Russian oligarchs are welcome as tourists and investors
If their yachts remain outside territorial waters of sanctioning countries, it's legitimate for oli…
Sam Tabahriti
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Former Russia investor says sanctioning Putin's oligarchs before the invasion of Ukraine would have had a 'much greater effect' on the war
Bill Browder, who once ran Russia's largest foreign investment fund, told NYT that Putin's oligarch…
Hannah Towey
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You can now check out Russian oligarchs' yachts, helicopters, homes, and more on this new 'Asset Tracker' site
A group of media and research organizations launched a tracker Monday to detail the assets of the R…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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British law enforcement raided a Russian oligarch's mansion and seized £30,000 in cash as part of an investigation into possible sanctions violations, report says
The oligarch, Petr Aven, who's worth around $5.3 billion, has said previously he doesn't know "how …
Grace Dean
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Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has helped secure evacuation routes in Ukraine and facilitated prisoner exchanges, report says
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has avoided US sanctions due to his role as a neutral facilitator…
Hannah Towey
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US task force KleptoCapture targets a man providing superyachts to Russian oligarchs, report says
The task force was established to track down assets belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarchs amid …
Sam Tabahriti
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A German craftsman says sanctions are preventing a Russian oligarch from paying $1 million in wages to local workers renovating his vacation homes: report
Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov owes local workers renovating his lakeside villas in Germany aroun…
Hannah Towey
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Sanctioned Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman says 'there is no oligarchs' club'
"We were exclusively focused on business and never wanted to get close to power," Russian oligarch …
Huileng Tan
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The US has become a tax haven, making it hard to sanction Russian oligarchs
The US says it will crack down on Russian oligarchs, but it's also become a tax haven for people wh…