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The Ukrainian edition “Strana.ua” warned of the beginning of “difficult times” for businessman Igor Kolomoisky after Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential elections.
The author of the article drew attention to the introduction of restrictions against the oligarch and suggested that this move by Washington can be considered as a signal for the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Kolomoisky was sent another ‘black spot’ from abroad. And, perhaps, not so much for him as for the president ”, emphasizes the article.
According to the author, Washington seeks to pressure Zelensky so that people close to Kolomoisky do not have access to state assets. At the same time, the specific names are not mentioned in the article.
The publication also admitted that the sanctions are the West’s response to the businessman’s political position. In particular, the author cited Kolomoisky’s proposal to improve relations with Russia as an example.
On March 5, it was learned that the United States imposed sanctions on the Ukrainian businessman Igor Kolomoisky for corruption. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted that Kolomoisky now has no right to enter US territory “because of his corrupt actions that undermine the rule of law in Ukraine.” According to the secretary of state, this is how Washington fights corruption together with Kiev.
In August 2020, the US Department of Justice filed two lawsuits in the District Court of Southern Florida regarding the acquisition by Kolomoisky and his business partner Gennady Bogolyubov of real estate in the states of Kentucky and Texas with money withdrawn from Privatbank. It is alleged that Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov from 2008 to 2016 until the bank’s nationalization took billions of dollars from him.
