Russian oil billionaire; founder and Chairman of the Renova Group; sanctioned by the US Treasury
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| link | Viktor Vekselberg and Oleg Deripaska are/were business partners | business partner | 2007-00-00 | null | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg gave money to Chuck Schumer | Campaign Contribution | 2002-00-00 | 2002-12-10 | 2 | 2000 | usd |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg and German Khan are/were business partners | business partner | null | null | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg and Andrew Intrater are/were in a family | cousin | null | null | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg and Leonard Blavatnik are/were business partners | business partner | null | null | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg has a position (Chairman) at CJSC Renova Group of Companies | Chairman | 1991-00-00 | null | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg has/had a position (Director) at TNK-BP | Director | 2003-00-00 | 2013-00-00 | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg has/had a position (Chairman) at RUSAL | Chairman | 2007-00-00 | 2012-03-00 | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg and Wilbur Ross are/were business partners | business partner | 2014-00-00 | null | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg and Vasily Anisimov are/were business partners | business partner | null | 2000-00-00 | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg has/had a position (Board Member) at Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs | null | 2000-11-10 | null | null | null | null |
| link | Viktor Vekselberg and Mikhail Fridman are/were business partners | business partner | null | null | null | null | null |
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