Ex-wife of Russian oligarch SETTLES her claim for Britain’s biggest divorce and accepts £150m

The ex-wife of a Russian oligarch who was awarded Britain’s biggest divorce payout of £453million has walked away with a settlement of just £150million, her husband has announced.  Tatiana Akhmedova is said to have abandoned her fight to enforce the High Court judgement which awarded her the record matrimonial settlement.  She has instead accepted a … Read more

Russia’s second richest oligarch faces £5billion divorce showdown with his ex-wife in London

Russia’s second richest oligarch faces a £5billion divorce showdown with his ex-wife in London after she got ‘just’ a £65million payout from the metal tycoon. The Court of Appeal ruled Natalia Potanina, 59, can bring a financial claim against 60-year-old Vladimir Potanin in the English courts.    She is seeking around £5billion from the businessman, who is … Read more

Alexandra Tolstoy whose oligarch ex was known as ‘Putin’s banker’ shows off her Oxfordshire home

Countess Alexandra Tolstoy has offered a glimpse inside her cosy Oxfordshire cottage where she is spending lockdown – months after she was ‘evicted’ from the London home owned by her Russian billionaire ex.  The aristocratic beauty, who shares children Aliosha, Ivan and Maria with financier Sergei Pugachev, has swapped city life for quieter days filled … Read more

Putin’s childhood friend oligarch takes the heat by claiming HE is owner of £1bn Black Sea palace

A leading Russian oligarch has today taken the heat by claiming that he is the owner of a notorious £1billion Black Sea palace, not Vladimir Putin. The statement from Arkady Rotenberg – Putin’s ex-judo sparring partner and childhood friend – comes after the Russian president faced mockery over the residence decked out with a pole-dancing … Read more

Husband of Russian socialite, 48, ‘was secretly funded by Putin-linked oligarch’

The husband of a Russian socialite who is the Conservative Party’s biggest female donor was secretly funded by an oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin, leaked files allegedly reveal. Lubov Chernukhin has given £1.7m to the Tories and spent personal time with the last three Prime Ministers, including a dinner with Theresa May and … Read more

Kazakh-standoff! Horse-mad oligarch faces revolt over estate plans for 12th Century village

Kazakh-standoff! Horse-mad oligarch faces a residents’ revolt over his plans to build 205 homes in 12th Century village Oil baron Nurlan Bizakov wants to build the estate on an East Sussex stud farm  Hundreds of East Hoathly locals opposed the plans, but he got council approval They say the homes would damage the character of … Read more

Vladimir Putin’s oligarch pal resumes bitter divorce battle with ex-wife in court over his fortune

Vladimir Putin’s oligarch pal resumes bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife in London court over his fortune Arkady Rotenberg and his ex-wife Natalia began fighting over money in 2014 Mr Justice Moor oversaw private hearings in the the High Court in London They told him they had settled six years ago but have resumed proceedings … Read more

Fugitive Russian oligarch, 51, and his model wife, 38, £1million to the NHS

Fugitive Russian oligarch, 51, and his model wife, 38, who once bought UK’s most expensive house give £1million to NHS to help in coronavirus battle Andrey Borodin and Tatiana Korsakova own a £140m 18th century mansion   Borodin was granted UK asylum in 2013 while facing fraud accusation in Russia  Royal Berkshire NHS Trust hailed the … Read more

Countess reveals how her dream 10-year marriage to Russian Oligarch turned into a nightmare

Lonely English countess reveals how her dream 10-year marriage to Russian Oligarch nicknamed ‘Putin’s Banker’ turned into a nightmare Cameras followed Alexandra Tolstoy, 45, and Sergei Pugachev, 57, for five years The marriage fell apart when Sergei got in trouble with the Russian government Sergei accuses Alexandra of stealing their children – which she strongly … Read more