How a Russian billionaire used his wife to protect his wealth: who is Aleksandra Melnichenko, the current boss of EuroChem? (Antwerp)

Fertilizer producer EuroChem seems unable to escape the EU sanctions lists for Russia. The Antwerp branch had to close for a while in March 2022 because oligarch Andrey Melnichenko was at the helm as the main beneficiary. The new boss turned out to be wife Aleksandra Melnichenko, a Serbian fashion model and pop singer who was also put on the EU sanctions list this week. Who is she and how important is her role in the EuroChem story?

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