Shares controlled by Alisher Usmanov in a London property firm were transferred to the Russian business empire he founded
A Russian oligarch circumvented UK sanctions by selling his stake in a London mansion just three days before the invasion of Ukraine, openDemocracy can reveal.
Alisher Usmanov’s investment was transferred legally to his Russian business empire on 21 February – less than a fortnight before he was slapped with a “full asset freeze”.
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