Exclusive: How Russian billionaire Melnichenko shielded assets from European sanctions

Summary Melnichenko ceded control of coal, fertilizer firms to wife Cession occurred the day before EU imposed sanctions on him Transfers of assets fuel doubts over sanctions’ effectiveness ISTANBUL/BRUSSELS, May 27 (Reuters) – Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko ceded control of two of the world’s largest coal and fertilizers […]