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Roman Abramovich among chemical tycoons fueling Ukraine war, exposé finds

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:56:41 +0000

Five companies — one linked to Russian-Israeli billionaire — supplied 75% of chemicals shipped to Russian explosive factories from war's start to September 2024, Reuters finds

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Rupert Murdoch marries Russian molecular biologist, his 5th wife

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:19:41 +0000

Elena Zhukova, 67, is the former mother-in-law of Russian-Israeli oligarch Roman Abramovich

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Murdoch said dating Roman Abramovich’s former mother-in-law

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:23:30 +0000

92-year-old media mogul currently cruising in the Mediterranean with Jewish molecular biologist Elena Zhukova

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Porto Jews decry ‘Soviet-style antisemitism’ as lucrative citizenship vetting probed

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 08:59:36 +0000

Jewish community in coastal Portugal city has flourished, but is now being torn by decision to attack investigation into handling of citizenship process for Jews deemed Sephardic

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Fresh US, UK sanctions target oligarch Roman Abramovich’s ‘financial fixers’

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:13:30 +0000

Individuals in Cyprus helping to cloak wealth of Russian billionaires added to blacklist, part of latest efforts against supporters of Putin's Ukraine war

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Oligarch Abramovich paid for Tel Aviv apartment that Putin gave his old teacher

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 15:12:46 +0000

Russian dictator was long thought to have made generous gesture to widowed educator, but records show Russian-Israeli billionaire purchased asset through shell company

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Report: Abramovich placed kids in control of billions in assets to avoid sanctions

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:50:21 +0000

Cache leaked to Guardian shows sweeping reorganization was conducted days after Russia's invasion began; experts say move makes it harder to financially target oligarch

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Oligarch Roman Abramovich spotted at Western Wall, reportedly for son’s bar mitzvah

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:04:46 +0000

Tycoon, who got Israeli citizenship in 2018, was seen leaving the country in March; is said to have lost over half his fortune due to Western sanctions over Ukraine war

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Canada says it will seize $26 million in assets from firm owned by Roman Abramovich

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:26:41 +0000

Announcing first time Ottawa seizes assets of a Russian oligarch, deputy minister says government will use funds from Granite Capital Holdings to support Ukraine's reconstruction

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Restrictions lifted from Porto rabbi as Portuguese citizenship fraud case continues

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:14:02 +0000

Lisbon court says no 'single fact' shows Rabbi Daniel Litvak gave priority to requests of Jews for Portuguese citizenship, in investigation tied to oligarch Roman Abramovich

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Abramovich played ‘key part’ in release of Britons held by Russian-backed troops

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:51:09 +0000

One of the five men freed in a prisoner swap says Russian-Israeli oligarch identified himself after they boarded their flight to Saudi Arabia: 'He's well respected by Ukrainians'

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Oligarch super yachts avoid international sanctions in neutral Turkey

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:47:46 +0000

11 yachts, including four belonging to Roman Abramovich that together are worth more than $1 billion, reportedly docked along Turkey's coast

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ToI tale about soccer hero saving German Jew will be studied by Premier League youth

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:39:47 +0000

UK's Holocaust Education Trust will integrate into its program Football Remembers the Holocaust the story of Tottenham player Bert Sproston saving Ralph Freeman from the Nazis

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With their planes grounded, Russia’s Jewish oligarchs see consequences of Putin ties

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 04:52:35 +0000

With no end in sight to invasion of Ukraine, effect of sanctions ripples through world of Jewish philanthropy

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Porto Jewish community denounces citizenship probe as a ‘Holocaust against families’

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 03:44:48 +0000

Head of community rails at Portuguese authorities over investigation into its role in vetting Roman Abramovich, others for Sephardic ancestry

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