The Latest Breaking News from Sergei Roldugin

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 · Apr 2, 2023

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 · Mar 31, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

‘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 · Jun 2, 2022

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 · Jun 2, 2022

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 · Jun 2, 2022

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 · Jun 2, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022