Russian Billionaire Andrey Melnichenko Visits MSU

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - APRIL 16: Russian billionaire, businessman, founder and ex-beneficiary of fertilizer producer EuroChem Group, coal producer SUEK Andrey Melnichenko speaks while visiting the International Student Chemistry Olympiad at Moscow State University (MSU), on April 16, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. In 2022, Melnichenko relocated to the United Arab Emirates and became a citizen of that country, while most of Russia's wealthiest businessmen fell under harsh sanctions from the European Union, the United States, and Canada in connection with the Russian army's armed invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)