oligarch

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Garibashvili was widely seen as one of the closest allies of powerful oligarch and Georgian Dream party chief Bidzina Ivanishvili.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

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

The bribery scheme in Italy alleged to involve Kulibayev is part of that legal case, although the oligarch is not among the defendants.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

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

A translator explained he was part owner of the hotel as well as a local oligarch who controlled Siberian gas and oil fields.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French