Shortly before the start of a special military operation in Ukraine, Russian businessman Roman Abramovich could transfer a significant part of his wealth to the trust funds of his children. TASSWith reference to the publication of The Guardian newspaper.
The publication drew information from data provided to it by an anonymous source from the Cypriot company MeritServus, which is engaged in the registration of offshore companies and trust funds.
The publication says the entrepreneur can transfer assets worth at least $4 billion in total to his seven children. Such assets include real estate, helicopters, yachts and private jets. Also, according to the source, the reorganization of ten trust funds connected with Abramovich began three weeks before the start of a special military operation in Ukraine – at a time when Western countries warned about imposing sanctions on Russian enterprises in the event of a conflict.
In March, it was noted that the entrepreneur fell under the sanctions of the European Union and England, which he is currently trying to challenge, but no restrictions were imposed on him in the United States.
The entrepreneur himself and his children did not respond to The Guardian’s request for comment.
At the end of last year, Bloomberg reported that the richest Russians loss About $93 billion due to the situation in Ukraine.