Sergei Titov is an investigative journalist with RFE/RL's Russian Investigative Unit, also known as Systema. He focuses on such topics as Russian oligarchs and their dark money, offshore networks and corruption.
Russian conglomerate Rostec makes many of the weapons of the war against Ukraine. Sergei Chemezov, its CEO and a Putin ally since their KGB days in East Germany, vacations with heads of Rostec subsidiaries who are his neighbors at a luxury villa complex in Dubai, an RFE/RL investigation found.
Once a champion of reform, Dmitry Medvedev has morphed into a wildly belligerent critic of Ukraine and the West. In Russia, the change has saved him from oblivion. It may also be a source of riches: Foundations linked to Medvedev have amassed over $1 billion during the full-scale war, Systema found.
A new national-priority project announced by President Vladimir Putin in January aims to develop new medical technologies to counter aging. Sources tell Systema and Meduza the project is the brainchild of Mikhail Kovalchuk, a Putin insider known for his outlandish scientific theories.
Known as “Putin’s Architect” for designing a lavish, estate linked to the Russian president, Italian businessman Lanfranco Cirillo was also involved in the renovation of a second leisure property for Putin that triggered a tax raid over millions of dollars, an RFE/RL investigation has found.
Dmitry Patrushev, the 46-year-old son of one of Vladimir Putin’s closest confidants, is seen as a possible successor to the Russian president. RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit examines some of his dealings, including an investment in a country known as a hub for drug shipments heading to Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s children and their spouses have long benefitted from access to state contracts and the wealth of his friends. Now the romantic partner of his elder daughter has been tapped for a key role in a Russian billionaire's liquified-natural-gas projects.
Court documents examined by RFE/RL reveal that medical care was repeatedly denied to inmates at the prison where Aleksei Navalny was held. In one case, this resulted in the death of an inmate. The revelation comes amid questions over how Navalny died.
A South Korean man who was rumored in the past to have been engaged to one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters has had a long career at Gazprombank, a large state-linked lender where two of Putin’s sons-in-law have also worked, a new RFE/RL investigation has found.
Konstantin Malofeyev, a monarchist Russian billionaire who has spent millions supporting Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine, has been under sanctions since 2014. Did a windfall deal one week before the February 2022 invasion give his efforts a shot in the arm?
