KYIV. UkraineGate , 8 , June , 2022 | Political News.
Russian businessmen Dmitry Mazepin, Alexei Mordashov and Petro Aven are the beneficiaries of companies that form a significant part of the capital of the aggressor country located in Latvia. This was reported by the Latvian public media LSM.lv .
At the same time, according to foreign media reports, Russian oligarchs continue to influence companies affiliated with them, despite sanctions imposed on them by the EU.
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Mazepin, Mordashov and Aven said they had cut or left the EU-related business. However, according to the Latvian Register of Enterprises, the statements of these Russian businessmen are suspicious, say journalists from LSM.lv.
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“So far, three cases have been recorded (Mazepin, Mordashov and Aven – ed.) – (…) when the real beneficiaries change …, it is clear for what reason. In any case, I want to say that the register is now intensively evaluating documents and in which case – these companies are also subject to sanctions, “- told reporters a foreign publication Gun Paidere, chief state notary of the Register of Enterprises.
It should be added that the Italian authorities recently arrested the Rocky Ram villa in Sardinia, connected with 23-year-old Russian Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin and his father, billionaire Dmitry Mazepin, CEO of Uralchem.
It is also known that Mazepin was banned from flying through European airspace on his private plane.
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On March 9, the European Union officially announced new sanctions against a number of Russian businessmen, including Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin. As it turned out, immediately after that, he reduced his stake in Uralkhim below 50% and resigned as CEO, leaving only 48% of the company owned by the businessman.
Dmytro Konyaev’s colleague, who previously held the position of Uralkhim’s chairman of the board, has been appointed the company’s new CEO. The council was headed by Dmytro Tatyanin, Uralkhim’s legal director (also an associate of Mazepin). Both have not come under EU sanctions.
According to economist Oleksandr Okhrimenko, such actions by Mazepin can be seen as an attempt to circumvent EU sanctions.
Source: Ukrgate
