Putin with his longtime friend and fellow judo aficionado Boris Rotenberg Image: Reuters/M. Arkady denied to the Süddeutsche Zeitung that he had owned companies involved in such deals or that he had exfiltrated money from Russia. But the FinCEN Files are said to show that there is an indirect connection between Arkady Rotenberg, his brother Boris and so-called mirror transactions, controversial operations in which shares are sold and bought simultaneously at different locations. The bank found no indications of money laundering. His business dealings came under internal investigation in 2015, according to reports by the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung. Rotenberg was also a client of Deutsche Bank.
A spokesman for the businessman denied the accusations to the Russian media outlet RBC, calling them "baloney." According to the BBC, millions of British pounds were involved a painting by the Belgian artist Rene Magritte was among the works allegedly bought. Just at this time, the FinCEN Files suggest, Rotenberg purchased art objects with the help of the British bank Barclays - despite the sanctions. His company carried out the project between 20. This 68-year-old businessman, a close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was one of the first influential Russians to be placed on EU and US sanction lists after the annexation in 2014.Ī short while afterward, Rotenberg's construction company was given a commission from the state worth billions: to build a bridge from the Russian mainland to Crimea. If there is one Russian oligarch who could possibly thumb his nose at the sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union over the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, it's Arkady Rotenberg (top photo). To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, Putin's boyhood friends
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