Kirill Nikolaevich Shamalov is said to be Russia’s youngest billionaire and was previously married to Putin’s daughter Katarina.

Kirill Shamalov has been sanctioned by US, UK, European Union, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Japan, Ukraine, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

US Sanctions Against Kirill Nikolaevich Shamalov in 2018

Kirill Shamalov was designated on April 6, 2018, for operating in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy.  Shamalov married Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova in February 2013 and his fortunes drastically improved following the marriage; within 18 months, he acquired a large portion of shares of Sibur, a Russia-based company involved in oil and gas exploration, production, processing, and refining.  READ MORE