Leonid Viktorovich MIKHELSON

Founder and chairman of Novatek

Transport sanctions: ships owned, controlled, chartered or operated by the individual are prohibited from entering a port in the UK; may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated. An aircraft owned, chartered or operated by the individual is prohibited from overflying or landing in the UK, may be given a movement direction, can be detained or moved to a specified airport, and will be refused permission to register on the CAA Aircraft Register or have its existing registration terminated. Prohibition of technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships: a prohibition on the provision of technical assistance relating to aircraft or ships will prevent a person from directly or indirectly providing technical assistance to, or for the benefit of, the designated person, where that technical assistance relates to an aircraft or ship.

Chair of the board of NOVATEK

He is a Russian oligarch ranked 2nd on Forbes' list of "125 Billionaires of Russia," with a fortune of 27.4 billion USD. His primary asset is Novatek PJSC, which he controls alongside Gennady Timchenko, a close associate of Vladimir Putin. He transfers shares of his companies to Vladimir Putin's inner circle in exchange for political patronage from the President of Russia. In return for these transferred shares, he receives tax breaks and the right to develop deposits without competition or in violation of competitive procedures, based on decisions made by the President of Russia. Leonid Mikhelson maintains close personal relationships with the top leadership of Russia, providing support to high-ranking officials of the country or their relatives. Evgeniy Nagorny, a partner of Vladimir Putin's eldest daughter Maria Vorontsova, holds a senior position in Novatek's subsidiary. Mikhelson also finances projects for Putin's younger daughter, Katerina Tikhonova. He has contributed funds to Dmitry Medvedev's charitable foundations and supports projects of the United Russia party, including financing the election campaign of Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma. Mikhelson controls companies that offer financial and organizational assistance to the Russian Ministry of Defense in recruiting contract soldiers for involvement in hostilities in Ukraine.

He is a Russian oligarch, ranked 2nd on Forbes' list of '125 Billionaires of Russia', with a fortune of 27.4 billion USD. His primary asset is Novatek PJSC, which he controls alongside Gennady Timchenko, a close associate of Vladimir Putin. He transfers shares of his companies to Vladimir Putin's inner circle in exchange for political patronage from the President of Russia. In return for these transferred shares, he receives tax breaks and the right to develop deposits without competition or in violation of competitive procedures, based on decisions made by the President of Russia. Leonid Mikhelson maintains close personal relationships with the top leadership of Russia, providing support to high-ranking officials of the country or their relatives. Evgeniy Nagorny, a partner of Vladimir Putin's eldest daughter Maria Vorontsova, holds a senior position in Novatek's subsidiary. Mikhelson also finances projects for Putin's younger daughter, Katerina Tikhonova. He has contributed funds to Dmitry Medvedev's charitable foundations and supports projects of the United Russia party, including financing the election campaign of Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma. Mikhelson controls companies that offer financial and organizational assistance to the Russian Ministry of Defence in recruiting contract soldiers for involvement in hostilities in Ukraine.

Contributed money to the authorized capital of Dmitry Medvedev's "charitable foundations". According to credible data from a public investigation, he controls companies that provide financial and organizational assistance to the Russian Ministry of Defence in recruiting contract soldiers to participate in hostilities in Ukraine.

Возможные нарушения закона | В действиях Михельсона Леонида Викторовича могут содержаться признаки следующих составов преступлений, предусмотренных УК РФ: | — Ст. 210 УК РФ «Организация преступного сообщества (преступной организации) или участие в нем (ней)», то есть участие в деятельности преступного сообщества, созданного с целью насильственного незаконного удержания власти вопреки требованиям Конституции РФ, и систематического совершения других преступлений против власти, правосудия, интересов службы и мира. | — Ст. 291 УК РФ «Дача взятки» должностному лицу, иностранному должностному лицу либо должностному лицу публичной международной организации лично или через посредника (в том числе когда взятка по указанию должностного лица передается иному физическому или юридическому лицу)

Почему в списке | Участие и пособничество в деятельности организованного преступного сообщества, созданного с целью систематического совершения особо опасных преступлений, направленных против основ конституционного строя и безопасности государства, государственной власти и интересов государственной службы, правосудия, а также против мира и безопасности. | На основании опубликованных материалов СМИ Михельсон Леонид Викторович подозревается в даче взятки. По данным Фонда борьбы с коррупцией, Михельсон совместно с Леонидом Симановским в 2006 году внес 33 млрд рублей в уставной капитал благотворительного фонда «Дар», руководителем которого является однокурсник Дмитрия Медведева Илья Елисеев. Согласно ФБК, пожертвованные деньги фонд «Дар» использовал для строительства резиденции Медведева в Плесе.

Mentioned in 2018 CAATSA report on Russian oligarchs

Russian businessman