Tate galleries cut ties with sanctioned billionaires after Ukraine invasion
by Mark Sweney from World news | The Guardian on (#5X2VW)
Group severs relations with donors and supporters who were sanctioned by US and EU
The Tate has severed relations with Viktor Vekselberg and Petr Aven after the Russian billionaires were sanctioned by the US and EU after the invasion of Ukraine.
Vekselberg, the founder of a Russian energy conglomerate and an associate of Vladimir Putin, was an honorary member of the prestigious Tate Foundation, a fundraising charity for acquisitions, exhibitions, education and capital projects.
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