Paris: Anti-Kremlin protesters take out a rally in Paris Paris On Sunday, urged the European Union to ban the socialite’s wife Russian Deputy Defense Ministerwhom they accuse of circumventing sanctions.
Dozens of activists gathered outside the alleged house, chanting “sanctions” and holding placards svetlana manovich In the seventh arrondissement of Paris, one of the most expensive arrondissements of the capital of France.
The protest was organized by allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who say the wife of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov should be banned from living in Europe and her assets confiscated.
A placard at the rally read: “Robbery in Russia. Murder in Ukraine. Wife in France.”
Another read: “The family of a war criminal lives in Paris.”
“This is the family of a war criminal,” Maria Pevchik, a top Navalny aide, told AFP at the rally.
“They should face some sort of punishment and justice for what they’re doing.”
Last December, Navalny’s team released an investigation saying Ivanov’s family lived a life of luxury with holidays in Europe in Saint-Tropez, Rolls-Royces and exclusive jewellery.
Anti-Kremlin activists said Ivanov began overseeing and profiting from construction projects in Ukraine’s Mariupol, which fell under Moscow’s control after a months-long siege, after President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine .
He said that after the start of the war, Ivanov’s wife moved to France where she continues to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle.
In a move to bypass the sanctions, Ivanov and manovich The divorce took place in June 2022, the investigation said.
Activists said that before the divorce, Maniovich changed her last name to Ivanova, and the deputy defense minister remained her only source of financial support.
Last October, the European Union introduced sanctions against Ivanov, 47, describing him as a top defense ministry official in charge of building military facilities.
“He is largely responsible for the Russian war effort,” the EU said.
The fact that Maniović was able to circumvent EU sanctions was “outrageous and unfair”, Pavchikh said, adding “an insane level of corruption that is now combined with war crimes.”
For weeks, Navalny’s team lobbied French authorities, but received no response.
“Now is not the time to ignore it,” Pevchik said. “We are in the middle of a war.”
Dozens of activists gathered outside the alleged house, chanting “sanctions” and holding placards svetlana manovich In the seventh arrondissement of Paris, one of the most expensive arrondissements of the capital of France.
The protest was organized by allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who say the wife of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov should be banned from living in Europe and her assets confiscated.
A placard at the rally read: “Robbery in Russia. Murder in Ukraine. Wife in France.”
Another read: “The family of a war criminal lives in Paris.”
“This is the family of a war criminal,” Maria Pevchik, a top Navalny aide, told AFP at the rally.
“They should face some sort of punishment and justice for what they’re doing.”
Last December, Navalny’s team released an investigation saying Ivanov’s family lived a life of luxury with holidays in Europe in Saint-Tropez, Rolls-Royces and exclusive jewellery.
Anti-Kremlin activists said Ivanov began overseeing and profiting from construction projects in Ukraine’s Mariupol, which fell under Moscow’s control after a months-long siege, after President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine .
He said that after the start of the war, Ivanov’s wife moved to France where she continues to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle.
In a move to bypass the sanctions, Ivanov and manovich The divorce took place in June 2022, the investigation said.
Activists said that before the divorce, Maniovich changed her last name to Ivanova, and the deputy defense minister remained her only source of financial support.
Last October, the European Union introduced sanctions against Ivanov, 47, describing him as a top defense ministry official in charge of building military facilities.
“He is largely responsible for the Russian war effort,” the EU said.
The fact that Maniović was able to circumvent EU sanctions was “outrageous and unfair”, Pavchikh said, adding “an insane level of corruption that is now combined with war crimes.”
For weeks, Navalny’s team lobbied French authorities, but received no response.
“Now is not the time to ignore it,” Pevchik said. “We are in the middle of a war.”