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NEW: #PandoraPapers Russia offers new data and reporting on how figures close to Vladimir Putin dodge sanctions, maneuver vast wealth, and scoop up luxury assets with the help of Western enablers, based on the largest-ever leak of offshore records. 🧵bit.ly/38IsLhO

To put the power of this info in the hands of the public, we're publishing data from Alpha Consulting Ltd, an offshore firm that serves mostly Russian clients and one of the 14 providers that make up the #PandoraPapers leak, in the #Offshore Leaks Database.bit.ly/3uqF4HT

First up in our new investigations, #PandoraPapers show how executives at 5 of Russia’s biggest financial institutions stashed their personal wealth offshore, in some cases shifting assets just before or soon after sanctions targeting Russian elites. bit.ly/38HD3Pf

#PandoraPapers also show how global accounting giant PwC helped one of Russia’s richest men, Alexei Mordashov, build the offshore infrastructure of his business empire, restructured shell companies amid sanctions, and helped his family own a yacht and jet. bit.ly/3NWbylb

They’re one of a small army of white-collar professionals who’ve helped super-rich Russians scoop up luxury playthings without asking too many questions about where the money came from.

Explore docs revealing the assets of top oligarchs and Gazprom here: bit.ly/361O6lp

The financial obscurity provided by the offshore system makes it possible for massive amounts of suspect Russian wealth to flow freely through major banks.

The complex case of Suleiman Kerimov shows how difficult it can be to track oligarchs' assets. bit.ly/37C7dD4

But leaked documents help connect the dots on how members of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle have used the offshore system to manage their money.

👤 See our new power player profiles on top bankers, oligarchs and their families. bit.ly/3jwpNyQ

Want to learn more about how to explore #PandoraPapers data?

ICIJ team members and our friends at @neo4j & @Linkurious join forces for a webinar called "The Pandora Papers: Exposing Financial Crime with Graph Technology" on April 12.

Pick a session here: bit.ly/3Ksswpa

Want to chat with our reporters about #PandoraPapers Russia? We’re hosting a virtual chat for ICIJ Insiders on April 27.

To join, donate any amount to become an insider and support collaborative investigative journalism with the power to change the world. bit.ly/3rCDtMb