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

Andrew had reportedly been introduced to Kulibayev by Kazakh businesswoman and socialite Goga Ashkenazi, who has two children from an affair with the oligarch.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Garibashvili, 43, served two stints as Georgia's prime minister and was widely seen as the closest lieutenant of powerful oligarch and ruling Georgian Dream party chief Bidzina Ivanishvili.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

It's linked to Ilan Sor, a fugitive Moldovan oligarch now in Moscow.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 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