Petr Aven seen with Vladimir Putin in 2010
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)A billionaire Russian oligarch with a mansion in the Home Counties and a £300 million art collection is being targeted over allegations that he has broken international sanctions by buying and selling luxury cars.
Two corporate bank accounts — containing around £1.5 million — used by Petr Aven, who has said that he spends all his money on art, were frozen by the National Crime Agency over claims that they were being used to dodge sanctions placed on him because of his connections to Vladimir Putin.
