Tag: Vladimir Potanin

In an unfolding saga that could potentially lead to the highest-value divorce settlement in English legal history, Vladimir Potanin, a Russian oligarch with an estimated net worth of $20 billion, has recently secured a victory in the Supreme Court against his ex-wife Natalia Potanina’s financial claims. This case highlights the complexities of international legal disputes and underscores the vast fortunes at stake in the divorce proceedings of the ultra-wealthy.

Russia’s ultra-rich have seen their wealth swell over the past year despite punishing Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. CEO Magazine has published a new ranking of the richest Russians. The ranking is headed by Andrey Melnichenko, with an estimated net worth of $24.4 billion, followed by Vladimir Potanin, with a net worth of $23.7 billion, and Vladimir Lisin, with $22.1 billion.

In the wake of the "crazy war" in Ukraine, the Russian oligarchs are the strategic focus of the Western sanctions aimed at exerting pressure on the Russian government. Most recently, Oleg Tinkov, an oligarch excommunicated by the Kremlin, has called his former comrades cowards and urged them to take action against Putin. However, according to the latest Forbes statistics, Russian billionaires have become significantly richer since the outbreak of the Ukraine invasion.