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Ben Quinn

SHOCKING: Tate faces call to cut ties with russian oligarch and putin associate - What They Never Told You

Viktor Vekselberg is the billionaire founder of a Russian energy conglomerate.
Viktor Vekselberg is the billionaire founder of a Russian energy conglomerate. Photograph: Sergei Savostyanov/Tass

Tate is facing pressure to sever ties to a Kremlin-linked Russian oligarch who has already been the target of US sanctions since 2018.

Viktor Vekselberg, the founder of a Russian energy conglomerate and an associate of Vladimir Putin, is an honorary member of the prestigious Tate Foundation in recognition of past donations, the gallery has confirmed.

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