Russian oligarchs tried to evade sanctions.
Russian businessmen could not escape the sanctions even after charity to Ukrainian refugees. The British authorities refused the promise after Mikhail Fridman and Peter Aven transferred 150 million euros to Ukraine.
Details of the case are reported by the Telegram channel Mash.
According to their information, Friedman and Aven were advised to donate money to Ukraine after the sanctions. This would supposedly help them remove the restrictions.
After the transfer to the Ukrainian refugees, the head of the Association of Jewish organizations of Ukraine addressed the EU authorities. He asked to stop persecuting benefactors.
The funds of the Russian oligarchs were even unfrozen specifically for charity. And then they were frozen again.
Aven, among other things, was also “rewarded” with a criminal case, arresting his art collection.
In addition, insiders report that billionaires were denied a one–time trip to the continent – otherwise there will be a prison sentence.
“In the final, the situation was commented on by the head of the Ministry of Finance of Canada: assistance to Ukraine was a personal initiative of bankers, they were not pressured,” the Network writes.
As Topnews wrote earlier, the head of the board of directors of Alfa-Bank, Peter Aven, came under criminal prosecution after it turned out that he “does not live on his money.”
The sanctioned businessman has big expenses, despite the frozen accounts.
Bloomberg reports that the search in the house of Peter Aven has already taken place. He was found to have 30,000 pounds ($37,754) in cash, the money was confiscated.
Also, the British authorities are studying the money transfers of businessmen – those that he made to the UK after the start of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. Aven could transfer part of the money to the company that manages his real estate.
So far, no official charges have been brought against Peter Aven.