Businessman Timchenko, who is associated with Putin, tries to challenge personal sanctions - Bloomberg

The European Union included Timchenko in the list of sanctions in February 2022 in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The businessman was forbidden to visit the EU countries, all its assets in the Union were frozen. Now a businessman wants to get rid of himself and his relatives of all restrictions. His lawyer Stefan Bonifassi has already stated that his client's friendly ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin did not make him an ally in the war with Ukraine.

" "It is impossible to call him (Gennady Timchenko, ed. ) Gennadiy Tymchenko and his wife, Elena, stated in the courtroom that the EU sanctions introduced against them were not substantiated, since there is no evidence of their relations with the President of the Russian Federation. Timchenko is a Russian-Finnish businessman, a public figure. The owner of a private investment group Volga Group, specializing in investments in energy, transport and infrastructure assets.

Chairman of the Economic Council of the French-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Former co -owner of Gunvor Group. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Continental Hockey League and President of the Hockey Club (St. Petersburg). Member of the Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society. Cavalier of the Order of Honorary Legion. In March 2022, Timchenko's wife Elena, two of his daughters - Natalia Browning and Xenia Frank, as well as Gleb Frank's son -in -law was listed as US sanctions.

In addition, Timchenko is under the sanctions of 27 EU, UK, USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Ukraine, New Zealand because of the support of Russia's invasion of Russia. In the Russian ranking of the richest businessmen of Russia, published in April 2021 by Forbes magazine, Gennady Timchenko ranks sixth with a fortune of $ 22 billion. Recall that on April 27, the United States imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation.

Iranian extremists on the organization of the Corps of the Watchtown of the Islamic Revolution also came under the restriction. They, like two Russian power agencies, are forbidden any action with cash and non-cash finances, as well as with securities. In addition, on April 26, Poland withdrew money from the accounts of the Embassy of Russia.