Grigory Berezkin
Born (1966-08-09) 9 August 1966

Grigory Berezkin (9 August 1966) is a leading Russian businessperson and considered to be the ‘henchman’ of President Vladimir Putin. He is a chairman of the Board of Directors of ESN Group.[1]

Berezkin is also the owner of the RBC holding, which spreads information about the "special operation" in Ukraine. He bought a 65% stake in this leading Russian media group in 2017.[2]

Berezkin was sanctioned by European Union. However, the EU will not renew sanctions against him after they expire in September 2023.[3][4]

References

  1. "Along the sanctioned persons - Berezkin Grigory Viktorovich". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. "Russian oligarch Berezkin buys independent media group RBC". Intellinews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. "EU to cease sanctions against three Russian businessmen this week -sources". Reuters. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. red, ORF at/Agenturen (2023-09-14). "EU nimmt Albertina-Sponsor Berjoskin von Sanktionsliste". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
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