Oil tycoon ranked Russia’s wealthiest man as former company hit with fresh criminal probe


Lukoil executive and two Russian civil servants detained in Moscow on bribery and insider trading charges

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Lukoil founder and former president Vagit Alekperov, who chairs the Our Future foundation in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Lukoil founder and former president Vagit Alekperov, who chairs the Our Future foundation in Moscow.Photo: SPUTNIK/AP/SCANPIX