He is one of the 210 millionaire men in Russia thanks to his companies dedicated to mining and the real estate sector.
Vasily Anisimov It’s one of the millionaires that They renounced Russian citizenship after the war against Ukraine. Its reasons were disagreement with the war conflict and international economic sanctions on the country’s companies. Now, the metal trading and real estate magnate began to identify himself as Croatian and Dominican.
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Businessman He was among the 210 richest men in Russia who were linked to President Vladimir Putin. For that reason, the United States Treasury included it within the “Kremlin Lisa”. In addition, the North American government accused him of interference in its presidential elections during 2018.
The story of Vasili Anísimov, the billionaire who renounced Russian citizenship
The former Russian businessman made his first fortune in the non-ferrous metals market. His ambition made his business grow under the signature of Colcus by Vasili Anisimovuntil done owner of more than 15 thousand hectares near the city of Moscow. Later, his business interests diversified and included mining, chemicals, metals, oil and gas.
His closeness with Putin is due to the fact that Anísimov was the president of the Russian Federation. of Judo for 12 years, until he resigned in 2022. The former Russian had indicated that his departure from the sports institution was for personal reasons. During this period, he forged a close relationship with the president of the country through his passion for martial arts.
But his unexpected resignation He cut off his brotherly relationship with the president of Russia. Animosov left the country in September 2022, half a year into the military campaign against Ukraine. To which Putin indicated that all businessmen were within their rights to make their resignation acts and that he respected them.
Vasily Animosov’s net worth in 2024
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According to Forbes magazine, the businessman’s fortune amounts to 1.7 billion dollars. With this value, Anísimov managed to return to the levels of wealth he had in 2022.
