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Sergei Roldugin, the cellist who looks after Putin’s fortune

A Swiss court this week convicted four Russian bankers for allowing Sergei Roldugin to deposit tens of millions of euros in bank accounts – colossal sums for a man who is, officially, a professional cellist. But it has long been suspected that Roldugin is tasked with looking after the enormous…

France 24

Friday briefing: What to know about a vast new leak exposing Russia’s cyberwarfare network

In today’s newsletter: A six-month investigation from the Guardian and others gives unprecedented access into Putin’s intelligence agencies

The Guardian - UK

4 bankers convicted over Swiss account of longtime Putin pal

Four former bankers with the Swiss affiliate of a key Russian bank have been found guilty of failing to properly check accounts opened in the name of a Russian cellist with longtime ties to President Vladimir Putin

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Four bankers who helped Putin's friend set up Swiss bank account convicted

Four bankers who helped a close friend of Vladimir Putin move millions of francs through Swiss bank accounts have been convicted of failing to perform due diligence in financial transactions.

Reuters

Swiss bankers accused of lax control of Putin pal's accounts

Four former bankers with the now-shuttered Swiss affiliate of a major Russian bank have gone on trial over allegations that they didn’t properly check accounts opened in the name of a Russian cellist with longtime ties to President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Bankers on trial in Zurich accused of aiding man known as ‘Putin’s wallet’

Four Gazprombank executives accused of ‘due diligence’ failure in helping Sergey Roldugin deposit millions of Swiss francs

The Guardian - UK

Swiss case accuses bankers of hiding Putin's wealth

Putin's critics speculate that Russia's president could be among the world's wealthiest people.

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‘Putin-linked’ yachts, Russian billionaires are hit with new US sanctions

WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department announced a new round of sanctions targeting what it said were yachts linked to President Vladimir Putin as well as allies of the Russian leader, in the latest set of penalties over the war in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

US sanctions Russian officials, oligarchs, Putin’s megayachts

Among those targeted is also an oligarch who heads a major steel producer, the US Treasury Department said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

US imposes sanctions on luxury yacht firm linked to Putin

Monaco-based Imperial Yachts and its owner, Evgeniy Kochman, added to expanded sanctions list

The Guardian - UK

U.S. targets yachts, cellist linked to Putin over Russia's war in Ukraine

The Biden administration on Thursday issued a raft of new sanctions aimed at punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, with targets including several yachts linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, an oligarch who heads a major steel producer, and a cellist it says acts as a middleman for the…

Reuters

Godfather of Vladimir Putin’s daughter among latest names on EU sanctions list

Sergei Roldugin, 71, formerly a high-profile orchestra cellist, is one of 26 new additions to 680-strong list

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