Stories — June 2023

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Stories — June 2023

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The Rotenberg Files

Boris and Arkady Rotenberg were two of the most prominent Russian oligarchs to be sanctioned after the Kremlin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea. Never-before-seen insider documents now offer unprecedented insight into how they shielded their fortune — and who helped them do it.

20 June

Roman Anin, Alesya Marokhovskaya, Irina Dolinina, Dmitry Velikovsky, Maxim Solyus, Maria Zholobova, Ilya Lozovsky, Daniel Balint-Kurti, Robert Denis, Misha Gagarin, Kevin G. Hall, Ekaterina Selivanova, Graham Stack, Tom Stocks, Julia Wallace, Giacomo Tognini, Ben Cowdock, Abdelhak El Idrissi , Jyri Hänninen, Minna Knus-Galan, Cecilia Anesi, Sanita Jemberga, Holger Roonemaa

Leaked Emails Reveal How Putin’s Friends Dodged Sanctions With Help of Western Enablers

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The Rotenberg Files

A holiday property in an exclusive skiing destination was frequented by Vladimir Putin’s eldest daughter, locals say. New documents suggest the house was purchased using a loan financed by Arkady Rotenberg, a sanctioned billionaire and childhood friend of the Russian president.

20 June

Dmitry Velikovsky, Graham Stack, Bastian Obermayer, Timo Schober, Fabian Schmid, Maria Retter, Jan Daalder

Documents Suggest Billionaire Oligarch Financed Purchase of Austrian Chalet Used by Putin’s Daughter

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The Rotenberg Files

Leaked emails show how a series of lawyers and corporate service providers executed a series of complex schemes to seemingly try to disguise Rotenberg’s connection to the villa. Despite their efforts, the Spanish authorities froze the villa last year.

20 June

Dmitry Velikovsky, Robert Denis, Graham Stack, Manuel Rico, Nacho Herrero

Russian Oligarch Boris Rotenberg Spent Years Trying to Hide His Spanish Villa. The Authorities Froze it Anyway

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How Russia Imports Foreign Components and Machinery

Sanctions can’t stop Russia from importing products needed for ZALA Lancet. An investigation by IStories

13 June

Roman Romanovskiy

Who, How and Where Buys Components for the Deadliest Suicide Drones in the Russian Army