In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valentinovich and the family name is Kovalchuk.
For the Ukrainian soldier, see Yurii Kovalchuk.
Yury Kovalchuk
Юрий Ковальчук
Born
Yury Valentinovich Kovalchuk
(1951-07-25) 25 July 1951 (age 72)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Occupation(s)
Chairman and largest shareholder, Rossiya Bank
Known for
"Putin's personal banker"
Relatives
Mikhail Kovalchuk (brother)
Awards
Order of Friendship
Yury Valentinovich Kovalchuk (Russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Ковальчу́к; born 25 July 1951) is a Russian billionaire businessman and financier who is "reputed to be Vladimir Putin's personal banker".[1] The Panama Papers leak revealed that Kovalchuk had transferred at least $1 billion to an offshore entity.[2]
Kovalchuk is a close friend of Putin: he hosted the wedding of Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova to Kirill Shamalov at his ski resort, Igora, in 2013.[3]
According to journalist Mikhail Zygar, Kovalchuk could probably be called Number 2 in today's Russia. While self-isolating from COVID-19 in 2020, Putin spent much time with Kovalchuk, and they share the view that the only important factor is to restore Russian greatness.[4] According to some experts, Kovalchuk played a role in Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in 2022.[5][6]
^"Russians make leap forward on global billionaires' list". Radio Liberty. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
^"Revealed: the $2bn offshore trail that leads to Vladimir Putin". the Guardian. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^"The man who married Putin's daughter and then made a fortune". Reuters. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^BBC Newshour, March 16, 2022.
^"A look at the trio who convinced Putin to invade". Yahoo News. 9 January 2023.
^"How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down". Financial Times. 23 February 2023.
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