Mikhail Fridman, a banking tycoon, is called a pro-Kremlin oligarch by the British government Photo: MIKHAIL DZHAPARIDZE/TASS wages for 19 employees, including private chefs.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, more than 130 oligarchs with a combined fortune of over £145 billion have been sanctioned by the British government.
< p>The Foreign Office said the UK has “imposed the most severe sanctions package ever imposed on a major economy”.
However, despite the freezing of the assets of some of the richest Russians, Mikhail Fridman, a banking tycoon, was licensed to hire drivers, housekeepers and laborers, as well as his personal chefs during the first year of the war.
Within 10 months, the payment was £300,000, according to documents seen by The New York Times. The New York Times.
Mr Friedman, described by the British government as a pro-Kremlin oligarch, also received a monthly allowance of around £7,000 to cover his family's basic needs.
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