Thierry Maramber, lawyer of Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman, said in a statement at the European Court of First Instance that the life of the founder of Alfa Group was ruined due to European sanctions. It has been reported Bloomberg.
According to the agency, Friedman’s defense denies accusations that he is an “accomplice of the Russian authorities”, supporting and profiting from military operations in Ukraine.
Marabmer added that such accusations had a very negative impact on Friedman’s life, and that it was not based on anything.
Before that, the Financial Times Wrote About Fridman and another Russian businessman, Pyotr Aven’s plans to sell Alfa Bank shares to their business partner Andrei Kosogov for 178 billion rubles ($2.34 billion).
Kosogov confirmed the deal in an interview with the publication and declined to comment further. Aven and Friedman also did not answer questions from newspaper staff.
Former US Treasury extended sanctions against Russia.