As Russia Condemned the West, Putin’s Daughter — And an Army of Bodyguards — Made Dozens of Trips to Europe
Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, traveled frequently to Germany to visit her romantic partner, a ballet dancer. She...
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A ‘Bloody’ Trade: Inside the Murky Supply Chain Bringing Syrian Phosphates Into Europe
European countries have recently resumed imports of phosphate — a key ingredient in fertilizer — from Syria. The trade...
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Mysterious Group of Companies Tied to Bank Rossiya Unites Billions of Dollars in Assets Connected to Vladimir Putin
An email domain not visible to the public — LLCInvest.ru — helped reporters uncover a group of interconnected companies that...
Russian Asset Tracker
‘We Cannot Use It’: Leaked E-Mails Show How Russian Petrochemical Giant Sibur Paid For Villa Linked to Putin
Sibur, one of Russia’s largest companies, has previously unknown involvement with two properties that have been linked to...
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Assets Worth Millions in U.S. and Europe Belong to Vorobyev Family, Moscow Political Clan with Close Ties to Defense Minister Shoigu
Even as Moscow governor Andrei Vorobyev has come out in favor of Putin’s war, his brother Maxim, who runs the family fish...
Russian Oligarchs Own Stakes in Italian Companies
A recent investigation found that at least 33 sanctioned Russian oligarchs own shares in no less than 1,402 companies worth...
Canada Sanctions 14 Close to Russian Regime, Including Putin’s Daughters
Canada imposed additional sanctions on Russia on Tuesday, targeting 14 individuals tied to the Moscow regime, including...
Love, Offshores, and Administrative Resources: How Marrying Putin’s Daughter Gave Kirill Shamalov a World of Opportunity
Thousands of emails sent and received by Kirill Shamalov — Vladimir Putin’s former son-in-law — showcase the fantastic...
Biometric Bribery: Inside Semlex’s Global Playbook
How Semlex and Gunvor Armed the Ivorian Civil War
As Ivory Coast descended into a violent political crisis, Semlex and Gunvor tried to help its pariah regime buy weapons in...
Marine Le Pen’s Party reaches agreement with Russian creditors
A day after her trial over an unpaid loan started in Moscow, the French far-right party of Marine Le Pen reached an...
Russian Company Sues Marine Le Pen’s Party Over Unpaid Loan
A Russian company is suing the French far-right party of Marine Le Pen for not paying back a loan it took to finance its...
The Unlikely Partnership that Unlocked Congo's Crude
One of the world's largest oil traders turned to a Belgian passport maker to get access to African officials and their oil...