Russia Seizes Top Car Dealership Owned by Putin Critic’s Family

Rolf was the biggest Russian dealership in the years before Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Russia will seize control of one of the country’s biggest car dealerships owned by the family of a wealthy Kremlin critic who is now living in exile.

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to transfer stakes in affiliates of the Rolf Group dealership to the state property agency for “temporary management,” according to the document published Friday.