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Russian–Cypriot oligarch and businessman In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs , the patronymic is Felixovich and the family name is Vekselberg . Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg (Russian: Виктор Феликсович Вексельберг , ; born April 14, 1957) is a Ukrainian-born Russian-Israeli-Cypriot oligarch , billionaire, and businessman. He is the owner and president of Renova Group , a Russian conglomerate.1 According to Forbes , as of November 2021, his fortune is estimated at $9.3 billion, making him the 262nd richest person in the world. Vekselberg is close to the Kremlin . In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals in relation to Russia's annexation of Crimea , officially freezing up to $2 billion in assets. International Relations and Security Network (ISN).2
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Viktor Feliksovich Vekselberg (born April 14 , 1957 ) is a chairman of Tyumen Oil (TNK), Russia 's third-largest oil and gas company. He took a controlling interest in the company in 1997 and has subsequently developed a joint venture with BP . He is also a chairman of SUAL Holding , which controls Russia's second-largest aluminum business and is ranked ninth in the world. In February 2004, he purchased nine of the Fabergé eggs from the Forbes family in New York City . He is of Jewish origin and presently one of the Russian oligarchs . v t e v t e
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Viktor Vekselberg Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg (Russian: Виктор Феликсович Вексельберг , ; born April 14, 1957, Drohobych , Ukraine , Soviet Union ) is the owner and president of Renova Group , a large Russian conglomerate.
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Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg (Russian: Виктор Феликсович Вексельберг , ; born April 14, 1957, Drohobych , Ukraine) is a Ukrainian-born Russian businessman. He is the owner and president of Renova Group , a large Russian conglomerate. According to Forbes, in 2014 his fortune is estimated at $17.2 billion, making him the third richest person in Russia.According to different estimates, Vekselberg is either the wealthiest Russian, or the third wealthiest.He is close to the Kremlin, overseeing projects to modernize the Russian economy.
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Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg (Russian: Виктор Феликсович Вексельберг , ; born 14 April 1957) is a Russian businessman. He is the owner and president of Renova Group , a Russian conglomerate. According to Forbes , as of October 2019, his fortune is estimated at $11.4 billion, making him the 119th richest person in the world. Vekselberg is close to the Kremlin , overseeing projects to modernize the Russian economy. In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals.
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Russian–Cypriot oligarch and businessman (born 1957) In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs , the patronymic is Felixovich and the family name is Vekselberg . Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg (born April 14, 1957) is a Russian-Israeli businessman and oligarch.He is the founder and chairman of Renova Group , a Russian conglomerate. According to Forbes , as of November 2021, his fortune is estimated at $9.3 billion, making him the 262nd richest person in the world. Born in Ukraine, he has Russian, Israeli and Cypriot citizenship.The New York Times .There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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“annexation” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 2. Read the current article and compare.
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chairman of tyumen oil
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russian businessman
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“annexation” now appears 1× under Sanctions, 38% of the way down the article
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Career6,815 characters
Designation under United States sanctions programmes1,685 characters
Art collection1,986 characters
Charitable donations950 characters
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