Key Facts
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Person
Sector
business
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Status
Draft
Country
Russia
Nationality
RussianIsraeli
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oligarchbusinessman
Overall Confidence
100%
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About
Viktor Vekselberg is a Russian-Israeli billionaire oligarch, co-founder and owner of the Renova Group, and a close associate of Vladimir Putin. He was key to Ehud Barak's backchannel and was sanctioned by the United States in 2018.
Key Relationships
Ronald S. Lauder
paid
Lauder purchased two Egon Schiele paintings, 'Portrait of Wally' and 'Lady in a Green Jacket,' from Vekselberg in 2006 for a reported $20-25 million, a significant transaction linking him to a Kremlin-connected oligarch involved in art trafficking and sanctions evasion.
Since 2006