Russian oligarchs

Trump Jr.’s ‘dear friend’ was a fixer for Russian mob

Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who funded part of Donald Trump Jr.’s recent wedding, is a “fixer” with a criminal past, Russian political analyst Ivan Preobrazhensky told NV on Sept. 16.

17 September, 01:32 AM

France backs lifting sanctions on Usmanov to secure citizens’ release in Azerbaijan

France supports removing Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the European Union sanctions list as part of negotiations with Azerbaijan over the release of several French citizens, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 14, citing people familiar with the matter.

15 September, 05:38 PM

EU court rejects Abramovich’s third bid to lift sanctions

An EU court rejected a lawsuit seeking to overturn sanctions against Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, according to a court ruling dated Sept. 9.

9 September, 03:06 PM

Documents show French entertainment firm met Putin over Crimea theme park

French entertainment company Puy du Fou did not cut ties with sanctioned Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev after Russia's occupation of Crimea, continuing discussions over a theme park called Tsargrad on the peninsula, according to a Guardian investigation citing internal company documents published on Aug. 2.

3 August, 12:04 PM

Abramovich earnestly tried to mediate between Kyiv and Moscow, former minister Kuleba says

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich made two attempts to mediate peace talks between Ukraine and Russia: in early 2022 and just last month, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told NV Radio on June 9.

9 June, 11:48 PM

Iran allows top Russian billionaire's yacht to pass through Strait of Hormus

A superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov was granted passage through the Strait of Hormuz, effectively closed since the start of the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, the Moscow Times wrote on April 26.

27 April, 12:55 PM

Putin asks oligarchs for war cash, vows to fight until all of Donbas falls

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin told a closed-door meeting with businessmen that Russia would keep fighting until it seized all of Donbas, the FT reported, citing sources.

27 March, 01:50 PM

Putin invites Russian businessmen to fund Ukraine war, report says

At a closed meeting with Russian oligarchs, dictator Vladimir Putin urged them to start privately helping finance the Russo–Ukrainian war, Russian outlet The Bell reported on March 26, citing sources.

26 March, 10:34 PM

Spanish police raid villas tied to Putin crony

Spanish police conducted searches of at least two mansions reportedly belonging to the family of Nikolai Kolesov, CEO of Russian Helicopters, El País reported on March 9, citing police sources.

10 March, 09:30 AM

Zelenskyy urges sweeping Western sanctions on Russia’s energy, nuclear power, elites

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to implement sanctions against to the entire Russian energy sector, including nuclear power and Rosatom, in his Feb. 16 Telegram post.

16 February, 12:43 PM

UK still houses unfrozen property of sanctioned Russian oligarchs - Russian media

UK authorities still haven’t frozen dozens of properties worth about £700M ($920M), linked to sanctioned Russian oligarchs, including estates tied to Roman Abramovich, The Moscow Times wrote on Nov. 3.

4 November 2025, 08:15 AM

Some EU countries trying to remove Russian oligarchs from sanctions packages — Sybiha

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said some European countries are trying to remove certain Russian oligarchs from sanctions packages, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Oct. 31.

31 October 2025, 05:10 PM

RosZMI published an investigation into a network that sent schoolgirls to provide sex services to Russian oligarchs

A criminal network operated in Russia, involving underage girls in prostitution to provide sex services to Russian oligarchs, with one of the main "clients" being Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, according to the victims, as reported by Russian publications Verstka and Important stories on June 19.

19 June 2025, 04:19 PM

UK to sue Abramovich in bid to unlock £2 billion for Ukraine aid

The UK government is preparing to sue Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to unlock over £2 billion from the Chelsea Football Club sale for Ukraine aid, The Guardian reported on March 10, citing its sources.

10 March 2025, 04:38 PM

Ukraine to sell Russian-owned chemical giant for $7 million

An auction commission has set a starting price and terms for privatizing a state-owned stake in Vinnytsiapobutkhim, a major cosmetics and household chemical producer nationalized in July 2024, Ukraine’s State Property Fund announced on March 7.

7 March 2025, 04:30 PM

Ukraine unfazed as U.S. scales back crackdown on Russian oligarchs

It is too early to make any alarming statements about the U.S. disbanding its task force on tracking Russian oligarchs’ assets and enforcing sanctions against them, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said at the Ukraine’s EU Accession: Shaping the Transformation Agenda conference in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

7 February 2025, 03:57 PM

DOJ axes task force targeting Russian oligarchs, shifts to cartels

The U.S. Department of Justice under new Attorney General Pam Bondi is disbanding the effort known as Task Force KleptoCapture, which focused on enforcing sanctions, seizing assets and prosecuting Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs, The Guardian reported on Feb. 6.

7 February 2025, 08:55 AM

Ukraine freezes $50 million of Deripaska’s assets

Ukrainian courts have ordered a freeze on UAH2.11 billion ($50.3 million) worth of industrial goods and raw materials owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 09:32 PM

Seized Russian industrial company sold into private hands

Hennadii Butkevych, co-owner of one of Ukraine’s largest retail chains ATB Market, paid UAH1.89 billion ($45 million) for Aerok LLC, previously owned by Russian oligarch Andrei Molchanov, the State Property Fund reported on Jan. 23.

23 January 2025, 08:36 PM

The Kremlin’s manipulator: Sergey Lavrov’s scandals, secrets, and foreign ties

Video NV has compiled a selection of scandalous facts about one of the longest-serving figures in the Kremlin regime, 74-year-old Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. What is his father's real last name? How does Lavrov's mistress influence Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs? And is it true the official lives off the wealth of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska?

8 January 2025, 11:08 AM

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