Sanctioned or not, Russians abroad find their money is 'toxic'

Tatiana Fokina and her husband Yevgeny Chichvarkin, high-profile Russian emigrants and businesspeople, are photographed in their Mayfair bar in London, Britain, March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON/ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a telecoms tycoon who fled Russia in 2008 and became a high-profile London restaurateur, has long been a vocal supporter of Ukraine.

Together with partner Tatiana Fokina, the multimillionaire says he has sent four truckloads of medical and protective equipment to Poland to help Ukrainians since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24.