In the wake of the Russian election meddling scandal, several Russian oligarchs have found themselves on the wrong side of Putin. This list catalogues those that have been exiled or had their assets seized by the Russian government.
List Of Exiled Russian Oligarchs
These are some of the Russian oligarchs who have been exiled since Vladimir Putin Russia’s invasion.
Many of them have been accused of crimes such as money laundering, fraud, and tax evasion. Some have even been charged with political crimes.
Many have had their assets seized by the Russian government, and their businesses were taken over by state-owned companies. As a result, many of these oligarchs have been forced to live in exile, in countries such as the UK, the US, and Israel.
Viktor Vekselberg
Viktor Vekselberg is a Russian oligarch who is a self-exiled Russian oligarch currently living in exile in Switzerland. He is the owner of Renova Group, a conglomerate with interests in oil, mining, telecommunications, and power engineering.
Vekselberg has been accused of money laundering and tax evasion by the Russian government. In 2015, he was placed on a U.S. sanctions list for his alleged involvement in Russia’s occupation of Crimea.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Russia’s richest man in 2003 is another Russian oligarch living in exile. He is the former owner of Yukos Oil Company, which was once the largest oil company in Russia.
Khodorkovsky was arrested in 2003 and sentenced to nine years in prison for tax evasion and fraud. He was released in 2013 but was immediately exiled to Switzerland. Khodorkovsky has been a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin and has accused him of corruption and human rights abuses.
Boris Berezovsky
Boris Berezovsky is a Russian oligarch who fled to the UK in 2000 after falling out with Vladimir Putin. Berezovsky was once one of the most powerful men in Russia, with close ties to the Kremlin.
However, he fell out of favour with Putin, and his business interests were nationalized by the Russian government. Berezovsky was later charged with embezzlement and money laundering.
He has denied all charges against him and has been living in exile in the UK ever since.
Sergey Pugachev
Sergey Pugachev is a Russian oligarch who has been living in exile in France since 2011. Pugachev was once a close ally of Vladimir Putin and served as his advisor on economic affairs.
However, he fell out of favour with Putin, and his business interests were seized by the Russian government.
Pugachev was later charged with embezzlement, money laundering, and fraud. He has denied all charges against him and has been living in exile in France ever since.
Leonid Nevzlin
Leonid Nevzlin is a Russian oligarch who has been living in exile in Israel since 2003. Nevzlin was once the second largest shareholder of Yukos Oil Company.
He was arrested in 2003 and charged with tax evasion, money laundering, and fraud. Nevzlin was later acquitted of all charges but was immediately exiled to Israel.
Vladimir Gusinsky
Vladimir Gusinsky is a Russian oligarch who has been living in exile in Spain since 2000. Gusinsky was the owner of Media-Most, a media conglomerate that was critical of Vladimir Putin.
Gusinsky’s media empire was seized by the Russian government, and he was forced into exile. Gusinsky has since been granted Spanish citizenship, and now lives in Madrid.
Alexander Lebedev
Alexander Lebedev is a Russian oligarch who has been living in exile in the UK since 2008. Lebedev is the owner of Novaya Gazeta, an independent newspaper that is critical of Vladimir Putin.
Lebedev has also been critical of Putin and has accused him of corruption and human rights abuses. In 2012, Lebedev was attacked by a man with a knife during a televised debate.
He later revealed that he had been receiving death threats from the Russian government.
Roman Abramovich
Roman Abramovich is a Russian oligarch who has been living in exile in the UK since 2000. Abramovich is the owner of Chelsea Football Club and has close ties to the Kremlin.
Abramovich has been accused of involvement in money laundering and fraud. He has also been accused of using his connections with Vladimir Putin to help him gain control of valuable assets in Russia.
Yuri Luzhkov
Yuri Luzhkov is a Russian oligarch who has been living in exile in the UK since 2010. Luzhkov was the Mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. He was a close ally of Vladimir Putin but fell out of favour with him after he criticized Putin’s handling of the Chechen war.
Luzhkov was later arrested and charged with embezzlement and money laundering. He has denied all charges against him and has been living in exile in the UK ever since.
Mikhail Prokhorov
Mikhail Prokhorov is a Russian oligarch who has been living in exile in the US since 2008. Prokhorov is the owner of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and was once one of Russia’s richest men.
Prokhorov fell out of favour with Vladimir Putin, and his business interests were seized by the Russian government.
Prokhorov was later arrested and charged with fraud. He has denied all charges against him and has been living in exile in the US ever since.
Mikhail Prokhorov has urged billionaire Russians and exiled government figures to publicly condemn President Vladimir Putin’s conflict in Ukraine as illegal.
He stated, “Public leaders cannot depart peacefully and then sit quietly.” “If you’ve gone, you need to officially distance yourself from the Kremlin or we’ll have to assume that you’re working for them.
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