Alexei Mordashov: Russia’s richest man is now an EU sanctions target

Oligarch has investments ranging from London-listed travel giant Tui to the personal bank' of senior Russian officials

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He is the Russian oligarch who stepped in to keep travel firm Tui afloat, pumping in cash as international tourism came to a standstill during the pandemic.

However, Alexei Mordashov - who owns a third of Europe's biggest tour operator and is its largest single shareholder - may be becoming something of a liability for Tui, whose shares are listed in London, after the EU added him to its sanctions list on Monday night.