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Petr Olegovich Aven (also transliterated Pyotr Aven; Russian: Пëтр Олегович Авен; Latvian: Pjotrs Avens; born 16 March 1955) is a Russian businessman, economist and politician who also holds Latvian citizenship. Until March 2022 he headed Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest commercial bank.
3 days ago · Pyotr Aven is a co-owner of Alfa Bank and LetterOne, and a former minister of foreign economic relations under Putin. He was sanctioned by the EU and U.K. in 2022, and owns the largest private collection of Russian art.
Nov 15, 2023 · Aven has stopped short of explicitly condemning Putin and the invasion and has claimed to have no influence on Kremlin policy. Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds Petr Aven, then-president of the Moscow-based Alfa Bank, after awarding him with Order of Merit to the Fatherland during a ceremony at the Kremlin in July 2005.
Sep 27, 2022 · Russian billionaire Petr Aven, who Britain is investigating for alleged sanctions evasion, used pots of money parked in British accounts to "squirrel away" cash to fund his lifestyle, a lawyer...
Mar 9, 2023 · Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven are primed to offload their stakes in Alfa-Bank in a $2.3bn sale of Russia’s largest private lender, as they seek to free themselves from...
Sep 1, 2023 · Petr Aven, a Russian businessman with close ties to Putin, escaped U.S. sanctions for 18 months with the help of a D.C. lobbying shop, BGR. The firm contacted Hill staff and a former CIA chief to argue that Aven was not an ally of Putin and should not be punished.
Apr 10, 2024 · The General Court of the European Union on Wednesday took Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven off an EU sanctions list. It said that there isn’t sufficient evidence the two businessmen supported Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine.
