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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Burgis

UK company set up in name of top Putin official in Ukraine

Volodymyr Saldo is listed as the owner of Grainholding Ltd, which was registered in November.
Volodymyr Saldo is listed as the owner of Grainholding Ltd, which was registered in November. Photograph: Contributor/Getty Images

A UK company has been set up in the name of one of Vladimir Putin’s top officials in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine despite him being under sanctions.

Volodymyr Saldo, a notorious puppet of the Kremlin in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, is listed as the owner of a UK company registered in November, five months after his name was added to the sanctions list.

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