FILE PHOTO: Russian tycoon, oil trader Gennady Timchenko attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia May 25, 2018. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Host Photo Agency/Pool via REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gennady Timchenko, a billionaire friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has sold his private jet, according to a broker and aircraft registration data, after complaining that U.S. sanctions made it impossible for him to use the aircraft.
The owner of the Gulfstream jet now is a subsidiary of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the registration records showed.
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