Oligarch Fridman Bemoans a Life ‘Destroyed’ by EU Sanctions
- Lawyers tell EU court Fridman has no ties to Russian regime
- Numerous Russian billionaires have challenged EU sanctions
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The life of Mikhail Fridman, one of Russia’s original oligarchs, was “destroyed” after he was hit by European Union sanctions following the Kremlin-led invasion of Ukraine, his attorney told an EU court.
At a hearing in the bloc’s General Court, Fridman’s legal team pushed back at the EU’s allegations “of the most serious crimes” — that he’s an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who backed and benefited from the aggression in his native Ukraine.