Russian Billionaire Timchenko Says Knowing Putin Doesn’t Make Him Ally
- Russian businessman, his wife fight inclusion on EU sanctions
- EU also listed ties to Volga Group, Bank Rossiya as reasons
Gennady Timchenko
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Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko attacked the European Union’s decision to sanction him, saying his close ties to President Vladimir Putin don’t mean he’s an ally in the war in Ukraine.
Timchenko and his wife in separate appeals on Wednesday told judges at the bloc’s second-highest court that the EU’s justifications for including them on its sanctions list lacked proof and should be annulled.