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He has a significant shareholding in ABH Holdings, which controlled a major Russian bank, Alfa Bank, and still controls other companies of the Alfa Group. The transfer of his shares in A1, which is part of the Alfa Group, is considered fictitious. He is also a shareholder of the LetterOne investment firm.","@attributes":{"ssid":"91180"}},{"_text":"He is one of approximately 50 wealthy Russian businesspersons who regularly meet with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin.","@attributes":{"ssid":"91181"}},{"_text":"On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Petr Aven, along with 36 other businesspersons, met with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. 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Furthermore, X5 Retail Group, another company of Alfa Group Consortium, cooperates with JSC Voentorg, an entity subject to restrictive measures which provides catering and laundry services, as well as military uniforms, to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and whose subsidiary sells T-shirts bearing the “Z” military symbol used by Russian propagandists to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"91183"}},{"_text":"Therefore, Petr Aven is a leading businessperson operating in Russia and a businessperson involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He actively supported materially or financially and benefitted from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He also supported actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"74053"}},{"_text":"In 2024, the Russian authorities expropriated the property rights of Union holding companies in the Russian holding company of Alfa Bank, JSC AB Holding, and provided that indirect shareholders, such as Aven, were to become direct shareholders of the Russian holding company. Aven subsequently sold his new direct property rights to a third party, obtaining a considerable payment in Russia. He is thus a person who has significantly frustrated the provisions of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP. He has also benefitted from a compulsory transfer of ownership or control of an entity established in Russia, previously owned or controlled by entities established in the Union, by the Government of the Russian Federation through laws, regulations, other legislative instruments or other action of a Russian public authority.","@attributes":{"ssid":"91184"}}],"other-information":[{"_text":"Function: leading businessperson close to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin; one of the main shareholders of the Alfa Group","@attributes":{"ssid":"81548"}},{"_text":"Associated individuals: the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin; Mikhail Fridman; German Borisovich Khan; Alexey Kuzmichev","@attributes":{"ssid":"81549"}},{"_text":"Associated entities: JSC Voentorg","@attributes":{"ssid":"74054"}}]},"@attributes":{"ssid":"50782"},"modification":[{"added":{"justification":[{"_text":"Petr Aven is a Russian businessperson with close links to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, dating back to the early 1990s. 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Furthermore, X5 Retail Group, another company of Alfa Group Consortium, cooperates with JSC Voentorg, an entity subject to restrictive measures which provides catering and laundry services, as well as military uniforms, to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and whose subsidiary sells T-shirts bearing the “Z” military symbol used by Russian propagandists to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"91183"}},{"_text":"Therefore, Petr Aven is a leading businessperson operating in Russia and a businessperson involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He actively supported materially or financially and benefitted from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. 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He has also benefitted from a compulsory transfer of ownership or control of an entity established in Russia, previously owned or controlled by entities established in the Union, by the Government of the Russian Federation through laws, regulations, other legislative instruments or other action of a Russian public authority.","@attributes":{"ssid":"91184"}}]},"removed":{"justification":[{"_text":"Petr Aven is a Russian businessperson with close links to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, dating back to the early 1990s. He has a significant shareholding in ABH Holding, which includes a major Russian bank, Alfa Bank. The transfer of his shares in A1, which is part of the Alfa Group, could be considered fictitious. 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The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. That special invitation shows that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"81544"}},{"_text":"Aven benefitted from his government connections. 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Furthermore, X5 Retail Group, another subsidiary of Alfa Group Consortium, cooperates with JSC Voentorg, an entity subject to restrictive measures which provides catering and laundry services, as well as military uniforms, to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and whose subsidiary sells T-shirts bearing the “Z” military symbol used by Russian propagandists to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"81547"}},{"_text":"Therefore, Petr Aven is a leading businessperson operating in Russia and a businessperson involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He actively supported materially or financially and benefitted from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. 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Furthermore, X5 Retail Group, another subsidiary of Alfa Group Consortium, cooperates with JSC Voentorg, an entity subject to restrictive measures which provides catering and laundry services, as well as military uniforms, to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and whose subsidiary sells T-shirts bearing the “Z” military symbol used by Russian propagandists to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"81547"}},{"_text":"Therefore, Petr Aven is a leading businessperson operating in Russia and a businessperson involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He actively supported materially or financially and benefitted from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. 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The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. That special invitation shows that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"74052"}},{"_text":"Aven benefitted from his government connections. 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Furthermore, X5 Retail Group, another subsidiary of Alfa Group Consortium, cooperates with JSC Voentorg, an entity subject to restrictive measures which provides catering and laundry services, as well as military uniforms, to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and whose subsidiary sells T-shirts bearing the “Z” military symbol used by Russian propagandists to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"66892"}},{"_text":"Therefore, Petr Aven is a leading businessperson operating in Russia and a businessperson involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He actively supported materially or financially and benefitted from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. 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Furthermore, X5 Retail Group, another subsidiary of Alfa Group Consortium, cooperates with JSC Voentorg, an entity subject to restrictive measures which provides catering and laundry services, as well as military uniforms, to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and whose subsidiary sells T-shirts bearing the “Z” military symbol used by Russian propagandists to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"66892"}},{"_text":"Therefore, he is a leading businessperson operating in Russia and a businessperson involved in an economic sector providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He actively supported materially or financially and benefitted from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. 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When he was the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, he helped Vladimir Putin, then deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, with regard to the Sal’ye Commission investigation. He is also known to be an especially close personal friend of the Rosneft chief Igor Sechin, a key Putin ally. Vladimir Putin’s eldest daughter Maria ran a charity project, Alfa-Endo, which was funded by Alfa Bank.","@attributes":{"ssid":"50783"}},{"_text":"Mr Aven benefitted from his government connections. He wrote a letter to Vladimir Putin complaining about the Moscow Arbitration Court’s decision in the legal case concerning interests of one of Mr Aven’s businesses. Vladimir Putin instructed the Prosecutor General of Russia to investigate the case. 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In 2018 Mr Aven along with Mr Fridman visited Washington DC on an unofficial mission to convey the Russian government’s message on US sanctions and on counter-sanctions by the Russian Federation.","@attributes":{"ssid":"50785"}},{"_text":"Therefore he actively supported materially or financially and benefited from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. He also supported actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.","@attributes":{"ssid":"50786"}}],"other-information":{"_text":"Function: Oligarch close to Vladimir Putin. 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He is an important shareholder of the Alfa Group, which includes one of major Russian banks, Alfa Bank. He is one of approximately 50 wealthy Russian businessmen who regularly meet with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. He does not operate independently of the President’s demands. His friendship with Vladimir Putin goes back to the early 1990s. When he was the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, he helped Vladimir Putin, then deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, with regard to the Sal’ye Commission investigation. He is also known to be an especially close personal friend of the Rosneft chief Igor Sechin, a key Putin ally. Vladimir Putin’s eldest daughter Maria ran a charity project, Alfa-Endo, which was funded by Alfa Bank.","@attributes":{"ssid":"50783"}},{"_text":"Mr Aven benefitted from his government connections. He wrote a letter to Vladimir Putin complaining about the Moscow Arbitration Court’s decision in the legal case concerning interests of one of Mr Aven’s businesses. Vladimir Putin instructed the Prosecutor General of Russia to investigate the case. Vladimir Putin rewarded Alfa Group’s loyalty to the Russian authorities by providing political help to Alfa Group foreign investment plans.","@attributes":{"ssid":"50784"}},{"_text":"Mr Aven and his business partner Mikhail Fridman have been engaged in the Kremlin’s efforts to lift the Western sanctions issued to counter Russian aggressive policy against Ukraine. In 2016 Vladimir Putin warned Mr Aven about the prospect that the United States would impose additional sanctions against Aven and/or Alfa-Bank and suggested that he needed to take steps to protect himself and Alfa-Bank, to which Mr Aven complied. 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