Mikhail Kovalchuk, a close Putin ally who heads one of Russia’s largest state research centers, said the institute is exploring ways to extend the healthy human lifespan
Mikhail Fridman’s removal from the EU’s sanctions list may give the Russian billionaire a path to restoring some of his shareholder rights at his Europe-based group, but it’s unlikely to translate into a quick financial windfall
Montenegrin police detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the Russian military focused Telegram channel Rybar, which covers the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine
🇲🇪🇷🇺 Montenegro has detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the pro-Russian military blog Rybar, and four associates in a dawn raid.
Police and the national security agency picked them up at a hotel in Risan on the Bay of Kotor, seizing drones, digital equipment, and documents.
Rybar says the team was there legally and expects to be released. Zvinchuk is under UK and EU sanctions, and the U.S. has offered $10M over alleged election interference by Rybar staff.
Billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman are the most prominent Russian tycoons to escape EU sanctions over the Ukraine war, with little sign Vladimir Putin influenced the outcome