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Yukos was bankrupted in 2006 and liquidated in 2007. Tax claims. In July 2004, Yukos was charged with tax evasion, for an amount of over US$27 billion.
Feb 20, 2024 · An Amsterdam court on Tuesday rejected Russia’s final argument in a years-long legal battle over a $50 billion arbitration award that is centered on claims by former shareholders that the Kremlin deliberately bankrupted Russian oil giant Yukos to silence its CEO, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin.
Feb 18, 2020 · A Dutch court has upheld an appeal by shareholders demanding billions of dollars in compensation from the Russian state for breaking up the once-mighty Yukos oil company.
Jul 12, 2005 · During a trip to the U.S. in late September 2003, Putin was asked by the CEO of Exxon Mobil, Lee Raymond, whether he knew that Exxon intended to acquire 51 percent of Yukos. Putin was furious and accused Khodorkovsky of lying.
Mar 13, 2020 · Since then, Yukos’ shareholders have been embroiled in a 15-year legal battle against the Russian state. They claimed that the breakup of Yukos violated the Energy Charter Treaty that Russia signed in 1994, but Moscow never ratified.
Jun 2, 2005 · Mr Illarionov told a press conference: “The Yukos case is the biggest economic and political event in the country in the past 14 years, since August 1991,” referring to the failed coup against...
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Oct 20, 2014 · Khodorkovsky’s story -- his corrupt path to wealth, which surpassed that of all other Russians; his 2003 arrest; the rigged trials that brought him down; his imprisonment; and his release last year -- has been examined many times from many angles.
