Tag: oligarch
Russian oligarch grabs Greek ports
Ivan Savvidis in 2016 The Russian-Greek entrepreneur controls several companies in Greece. (Photo: imago/ZUMA Press) Athens Greece is speeding up the privatization of its ports. As early as 2015, the…
Putin’s adversary – The editor-in-chief’s review
welcome back after an eventful week. I am writing these lines at the departure gate of London City Airport. Shortly before the start of the Munich Security Conference we met…
Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Scholz, Putin and Russia
Good morning, dear readers, risen in the turmoil after the end of the Soviet Union. Once the richest of all oligarchs, then fell out of favor with Vladimir Putin. Show…
Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Scholz, Putin and Russia
Good morning, dear readers, risen in the turmoil after the end of the Soviet Union. Once the richest of all oligarchs, then fell out of favor with Vladimir Putin. Show…
What happened to the Ukrainian oligarchs?
Ihor Kolomoiskyi Before the start of the war, Kolomojskyj was considered one of the most powerful super-rich. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The longer the war lasts, the more Ukraine’s oligarchs disappear…
“Putin will only give up power if the alternative is death”
Mr Khodorkovsky, the Kremlin has put a $500,000 bounty on your head – you heard that yourself on Russian radio. Do you live in constant fear of death?This is nothing…
“Putin will only give up power if the alternative is death”
Mikhail Khodorkovsky However, after Vladimir Putin entered the Kremlin, Khodorkovsky’s influence on business and politics in Russia came to an abrupt end. (Photo: dpa) Mr Khodorkovsky, the Kremlin has put…
EU ruling makes search for oligarch assets more difficult
ECJ in Luxembourg The European Court of Justice has declared the publication of company ownership data partially illegal. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Dusseldorf They are considered indispensable in the fight against…
Papa Oscar Ventures: Fashion investor ends up on US sanctions list
Alexander Studhalter The Swiss investor is on the US sanctions list. (Photo: Alexander Studhalter) Zurich Christian Ogait, the CEO and founder of venture capital firm Papa Oscar Ventures, is always…
Cold anger about the price of gas
what was once the price of bread is now the price of gas and that is why Germany is in a state of cold rage. Shortly after midnight from Wednesday…
Putin friend wants to use German gas surcharge
Germany has become the full supplier of an energy supplier, who bet in vain on the continuation of the Gazprom monopoly. We are talking about the bursting Düsseldorf colossus Uniper,…
No Russian oligarch has disclosed assets since the law was tightened
The luxury yacht of a Russian oligarch in the port of Hamburg So far, none of the super-rich have disclosed their wealth. (Photo: IMAGO/Laci Perenyi) Berlin Despite the most recent…
Super-rich Ukrainian gives media houses to the state
Rinat Akhmetov The Ukrainian is getting out of the media business with his investment company SCM – involuntarily, as he says. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Riga Because he was threatened with…
US wants to confiscate two of Oligarch Abramovich’s planes
Roman Abramovich The oligarch has been criticized for his closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: dpa) As a result of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, US authorities…
EU Commission wants to make it easier to confiscate oligarch assets
Brussels, Frankfurt According to the EU Commission, the assets of Russian oligarchs could be confiscated more easily if they evaded EU sanctions. The previous legislation in the various EU countries…
EU Commission wants to make it easier to confiscate oligarch assets
Ursula von der Leyen According to the EU Commission, Russian billionaires close to the Kremlin have so far evaded the sanctions. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Brussels According to the EU Commission,…
Oligarch fortune for reconstruction of Ukraine
Superyacht Eclipse owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in Marmaris, Turkey Berlin, Brussels The most recent meeting of the G7 finance ministers was dominated by the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian…
Tug-of-war over oligarch superyacht in the South Pacific
Motor yacht Amadea The luxury yacht, which is just off the Fiji Islands, is 103 meters long. (Photo: imago/Peter Seyfferth) Lautoka The “Amadea” is a real dream ship, almost like…
Tug-of-war over oligarch superyacht in the South Pacific
Motor yacht Amadea The luxury yacht, which is just off the Fiji Islands, is 103 meters long. (Photo: imago/Peter Seyfferth) Lautoka The “Amadea” is a real dream ship, almost like…
Fear of right-wing ghosts in France
the open election aid from Europe for French President Emmanuel Macron is as understandable as it is dangerous. First, a few days before the election on Sunday, random allegations by…