Roman Abramovich

...drop in the rouble since Russia's default in 1998. Mr Putin is already aiding two billionaires, Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska, and considering requests from Dmitry Pumpyansky of the pipe maker OAO TMK,...

In this article: Vladimir Putin, Oleg Deripaska, Moscow, Russia, Sistema, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, and London

...in 1998. Putin already is aiding billionaires Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska and considering requests from Dmitry Pumpyansky of pipemaker OAO TMK, OAO Severstal's Alexei Mordashov and AFK Sistema's Vladimir Yevtushenkov. "Some of...

In this article: Oleg Deripaska, Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Russia, Communism, Sistema, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, and Deutsche Bank AG

...States and Europe to cut ties with Putin. Now he argues that the best way to punish Russia is to seize the assets of those he calls Putin's favored oligarchs, like Abramovich and Deripaska. "They are part of his regime," Berezovsky...

In this article: Vladimir Putin, Russia, Oleg Deripaska, Boris Berezovsky, London, Moscow, and Dmitri Medvedev

...long wanted to leave. His formal resignation request was denied two years ago by former President Vladimir Putin, a signal that the tycoon should continue serving as benefactor of the impoverished Chukotka region. But on Thursday the new...

In this article: Vladimir Putin, Forbes, Dmitry Medvedev, Boris Berezovsky, Russia, The St. Petersburg Times, and Roman Kopin

...when it comes to spending money. So I think we can safely assume dear old Roman will accept this ruling in the same kind of calm, quiet way Vladimir Putin took Georgia challenging his authority. Prepare for some very loud eruptions in...

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...campaign in 2000, although moved to Surrey when the pair fell out. He was granted political asylum in 2003 when Russia tried to have him extradited in fraud charges. He has since accused Mr Putin of being behind a plot to assassinate...

In this article: Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Putin, London, Russian oligarch, Aeroflot, AutoVAZ, and Mishcon de Reya

...A. Medvedev signed a decree accepting the resignation. Mr. Medvedev's predecessor, Vladimir V. Putin, persuaded Mr. Abramovich to stay on when he first submitted his resignation in 2006. Since becoming governor in 2001, Mr. Abramovich has...

In this article: Roman A. Abramovich, Russia, Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, Dmitri A. Medvedev, Vladimir V. Putin, and Gazprom

...close to the holiday home of his friend Silvio Berlusconi. The oligarch Roman Abramovich has also given Mr Putin a GBP30 million 180-ft yacht, according to press reports. Last year, Mr Putin dismissed allegations that he was worth...

In this article: Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Alisher Usmanov, St Petersburg, Russia, Mstislav Rostropovich, Allegation, and The Kremlin

...yacht, Eclipse. The son of Jewish parents, Abramovich began his business career selling plastic ducks from a grim Moscow apartment but, within a few years, his vast wealth spread from oil conglomerates to pig farms. Russia's richest man...

In this article: Caribbean, Chelsea, Art Technology Group, Moscow, Credit crunch, Eclipse, and Russian oligarch