oligarch
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Oleg Deripaska, a loyal Putin oligarch, recently posted a link to a Russian newspaper editorial that was unusually critical of the government’s failure to cultivate a healthy investment climate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
But his shares have been frozen, depriving the oligarch of dividends and influence in the company.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
Both were connected to Viktor Medvedchuk, a super-rich Ukrainian oligarch whose daughter has Putin as her godfather and who is a key and close Putin ally.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
Both were connected to a man called Viktor Medvedchuk, a super-rich Ukrainian oligarch whose daughter has Putin as her godfather.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
He made lots of money, the oligarch added, and he invested some of it in culture and medicine for the city.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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