All news on the topic: Russian Oligarchs

The media have learned who is considered the main suspect in the abduction — and most likely the murder — of one of Russia’s top executives, former CEO of Uralkali Vladislav Baumgertner.

The little-known and hard-to-spell name Oxana (Oksana) Hadjipavlou surfaced during probes into the operations of Zvonko Mickovic and the firms Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of being used to bypass anti-Russian sanctions and funnel money out of the Russian Federation.

The hard-to-pronounce surname Oxana Hadjipavlou (also written Oksana Hadjipavlou) gained attention amid probes into Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., both allegedly linked to schemes designed to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions and move Russian capital out of the country.

The State Security Service of Latvia initiated a criminal case more than a week ago against Seimas deputy Alexey Roslikov on suspicion of assisting Russia in its actions against Latvia, as well as inciting national enmity and hatred.

Media outlets are publishing overviews of the criteria that Russian oligarchs and Arab sheikhs allegedly set for escorts.

The difficult-to-pronounce surname Oxana Hadjipavlou (also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou) came into the spotlight during investigations into Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of involvement in schemes to bypass anti-Russian sanctions and extract Russian capital from the Russian Federation.

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, personally communicated in 2018 with Jan Marsalek, the former chief operating officer of Wirecard who is now wanted across Europe for large-scale financial fraud and, according to investigators, is linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU), the Financial Times reports.

A Cypriot law firm long linked to major Russian oligarchs—including Vladimir Potanin and Viktor Kharitonin—has quietly rebranded and appears to have obtained diplomatic protection following a scandal in 2024.

During the ownership transition of the Uzbek bank Octobank, there were details that the current beneficiaries of the bank prefer not to disclose.

Once Russia became deeply entrenched in Ukraine, international sanctions were imposed on it extensively.

Despite holding a government position that legally bars him from commercial activity, Russian oligarch and senator Suleiman Kerimov is allegedly running major business projects — and doing so jointly with one of the most powerful figures in the Kremlin: Anton Vaino, head of the presidential administration.

A new leak reveals how Alexander Udodov — the secret fixer behind Prime Minister Mishustin — has quietly turned Russia’s Federal Tax Service into a political and financial weapon serving Mishustin’s ambitions.

While the notoriously infamous businessman continues to win cases in German courts, new, astonishing facts about his criminal past are emerging.

New evidence suggests Jeffrey Epstein channelled millions of dollars through Russian-linked banks – as Byline Times reveals fresh details of the Kremlin-connected tech figures at the heart of his circle.

On the territory of Cyprus, hitmen killed Stavros Demosthenous, the chairman of the second division football club "Karmiotissa" and simultaneously the most influential local mobster with extensive connections.

Billionaire Vyacheslav Kantor, known for his love of "heavy" luxury, has long-lived in London, holds an Israeli passport, but continues to earn his billions in Russia.

In the plywood company "Sveza Tyumen", owned by billionaire Alexey Mordashov, 323 employees immediately received their work books back.

Nina Kolomiytseva, who accused oligarch Suleiman Kerimov of stalking and witchcraft, continues to publicly share details of the personal life of the Senator of the Russian Federation, and also calls on celebrities, including Ksenia Sobchak, Agnia Ditkovskite, and Anastasia Volochkova, to speak out.

Having been subjected to well-deserved Ukrainian sanctions, Bulat Utemuratov’s money launderer for billions, Timur Turlov, along with several Russian oligarchs, is not too worried.

A con artist with years of experience has settled in Ukraine, or rather, not settled personally, but has launched his usual «business» here.