January
Roman Abramovich’s life of luxury in Turkish exile
Turkey, the country where East meets West, is an ideal no-man’s-land for the billionaire amid rumours he would be willing to open dialogue with Donald Trump.
- Tom Morgan
September 2024
- Analysis
- Social media
How France embraced Telegram’s Pavel Durov — before turning on him
Accustomed to mixing with the nation’s elite, the tech billionaire says he was surprised to be targeted by its legal system.
- Adrienne Klasa
August 2024
EY fined $571,000 over audit of group linked to Russian oligarch
The UK accounting regulator hit the accounting firm with the penalty for breaching a fee cap relating to its consulting work for Russian steel company Evraz.
- Simon Foy
June 2024
Newlywed Rupert Murdoch cancels grand return to Australia
Long said to be Rupert Murdoch’s favourite newspaper, The Australian is turning 60 next month. He won’t be there to celebrate in person.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
January 2024
Bidets, brewery and missiles: Putin’s lavish, secret home revealed
The secretive complex, twice the size of Monaco and discovered by a drone, is nestled deep in the forests of northern Russia, close to the border with Finland.
- Joe Barnes
December 2023
Rupert Murdoch steps out with Elena Zhukova, crates of wine
The billionaire media mogul was seen for the first time in public after exiting the News Corporation board last month.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
August 2023
Rupert Murdoch in new romance with Russian oligarch’s ex mother-in-law
The media mogul has been spotted with Russian scientist Elena Zhukova, holidaying on a yacht off Corfu months after calling off his fifth wedding.
- Mark Di Stefano
May 2022
West mulls having Russian oligarchs buy way out of sanctions
Western allies a considering a proposal to help fund the rebuild of Ukraine by allowing Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions.
- Robert Gillies and Frank Jordans
$7.42b deal reached to buy Chelsea
A group led by former Guggenheim Partners President Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital has reached an agreement to buy Chelsea Football Club.
- Gillian Tan and David Hellier
April 2022
Poison, planes and Putin: Abramovich’s race to save a fortune and stop the war
Since Ukraine was invaded, Russian oligarch and owner of the Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich has been rushing to salvage his assets while conducting back-channel peace talks.
- Max Seddon, Arash Massoudi, Laura Hughes and Chris Cook
How Russian oligarchs are finding safe havens outside the West
When it comes to reining in sanctioned Russian wealth, the West faces a multitude of challenges. As Russian oligarchs are finding, somebody always loves a billionaire.
- Anthony Faiola
March 2022
What will become of the oligarchs’ yachts?
The ocean-going playthings of Russia’s elite are in danger of running aground.
- Ed Cumming
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
How Abramovich used shell companies to invest billions in the US
Using a network of banks, law firms and advisers in multiple countries, Roman Abramovich invested billions in US hedge funds.
- Updated
- Matthew Goldstein and David Enrich
How Russia’s oligarchs are steering their super yachts to safety
If you’re an oligarch, you have a big nautical headache: where to put your super yacht. Most are steaming east, some have been caught, and some have gone dark.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Seized or sailing away: here’s what the Russian oligarchs have lost
The net is tightening on the mansions, mines, jets and superyachts owned by the Russian billionaires that have been sanctioned by the West.
- Reuters
Here’s how Russia’s billionaires are beating sanctions
Russian billionaires are shifting ownership stakes, ditching board roles and giving up control in a bid to beat Western sanctions while they still can.
- Ben Stupples, Devon Pendleton and Jill R. Shah
UK halts sale of Chelsea as Abramovich’s assets are frozen
The UK announced a full asset freeze on Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, throwing the sale of one of Britain’s biggest soccer clubs into disarray.
- Joe Mayes and David Hellier
Six billionaires (and one MMA fighter) are looking at Chelsea
As sanctions prompt Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to sell the storied soccer club, Apollo’s Josh Harris and even Conor McGregor are looking to buy it.
- Peter Flanagan
Abramovich puts $7.35b price tag on football powerhouse Chelsea
The Russian businessman is selling the club after 19 years and promised to donate money to help the victims of war in Ukraine, amid mounting pressure from British MPs.
- William Schomberg
Abramovich is selling his $275m London mansion, British MP says
Roman Abramovich is selling his London properties, according to British MP Chris Bryant.
- Cecile Vannucci