Russian oligarchs and companies under sanctions are among lobbyists at Cop27 The heavy presence of lobbyists from Moscow suggests Russia is using the climate talks to drum up business The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022
Wife of Russian billionaire Melnichenko contests EU sanctions A European Union decision to extend sanctions against Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko to his wife is "irrational" because she has never held Russian citizenship or resided in Russia, a representative for the couple said on Saturday. Reuters · Jun 4, 2022
EU blacklists wife of Russian billionaire Melnichenko to curb bypassing sanctions The European Union on Friday blacklisted Aleksandra Melnichenko, the wife of Andrey Melnichenko, a previously sanctioned Russian billionaire who Reuters revealed had reassigned his companies to her in a bid to contain the business damage. Reuters · Jun 3, 2022
How a Russian billionaire shielded assets from European sanctions (This May 27 story corrects paragraph 30 to say that EuroChem produces roughly 5%, not roughly 10%, of world fertilizer output) Reuters · May 27, 2022