Oligarchs:
Mikhail Fridman, founder of Alfa Bank, the largest private bank in Russia. He also owns shares in LetterOne. His net worth is reported as an estimated £11.9bn.
German Khan, a business partner of Aven and Fridman in both Alfa Bank and LetterOne. His net worth is reported as an estimated £7.8bn.
Petr Aven, who was president of Alfa Bank and co-founder of LetterOne. His net worth is reported an estimated £4bn.
Alexei Mordashov, a member of who are reported to be Russia’s richest family. Mordashov’s’s net worth is reported as estimated £22.4bn. He is a majority shareholder in steel company Severstal.
Andrey Melnichenko, the founder of EuroChem Group. Reported estimated net worth of £13.7bn.
Viktor Vekselberg, owner of the Renova Group. His net worth is reported at an estimated £6.8bn.
Alexander Ponomarenko, chairman of the board of Sheremetyevo, the biggest airport in Russia. His estimated net worth is £2.22bn.
Dmitry Pumpyansky, owner and chairman of OAO TMK. His net worth is estimated at £1.84bn.
Vadim Moshkovich, chairman of the board of directors of Rusagro Group. His net worth is an estimated of £1.84bn.
Political allies:
Dmitry Medvedev, a Russian politician [and former Russian president] serving as deputy chairman of the security council of Russia since 2020.
Mikhail Mishustin, a Russian politician and the current prime minister of Russia since January 2020. He was the head of the Federal Taxation Service 2010-2020. He was formally the president of the UFG Group (OFG Invest), one of Russia’s largest investment companies.
Sergei Shoigu, a Russian politician serving as defence minister since 2021. He was previously appointed Governor of the Moscow Region.
Propagandists:
Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary and a Kremlin spokesperson.
Maria Zakharova, the director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. She is the MFA Spokesperson.