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Partner Of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Bought Austrian Villas Worth $28 Million


Former Rosneft CEO Eduard Khudainatov is under EU, but not U.S., sanctions.
Former Rosneft CEO Eduard Khudainatov is under EU, but not U.S., sanctions.

The 50-year-old partner of Russian oligarch and sanctioned former Rosneft CEO Eduard Khudainatov is the mystery buyer of four chalets in the Austrian Alpine resort of Kitzbuehel worth a combined 26 million euros ($28 million), according to a joint investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and media partners. The woman, Svetlana Eliseeva, is reportedly the mother of at least two of Khudainatov's children. The purchases reportedly began in 2017. Khudainatov, who has been sanctioned by the European Union but not the United States, has claimed ownership of two superyachts seized by U.S. and Italian officials, respectively. To read the original article by Current Time, click here.

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