Russian oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov arrived in Israel from Switzerland on March 24. This is reported by local media, citing a source in the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority.
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The press service of the Prokhorov Investment Fund confirmed that the oligarch had arrived in Israel, Russian media reported.. However, the reason there is not called the likely acquisition of citizenship, but the need to visit one of the medical institutions in Israel.
Last year, Forbes estimated Prokhorov's fortune at $11.4 billion.. The oligarch, thus, took 14th place in the list of the richest entrepreneurs of the Russian Federation.
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Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal writes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked his American counterpart Joe Biden not to impose sanctions on another Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich.. According to media reports, he can be a useful mediator in the process of peace negotiations with Russia..