Sympathy in short supply as Oligarch moans he might have to do his own cleaning now he ONLY has £2,500 to live on a month

If sympathy for Oligarchs was low before the war, it is even lower now.

But one oligarch has spoken out about the predicament he finds himself in following the war in Ukraine.

Oligarch Mikhail Fridman, is really feeling the pinch. He made his vast fortune in banking and energy.

Fridman told Bloomberg that he doesn’t “know how to live” following the UK and EU sanctions.

He was worth about $14 billion before the war, but the Alfa Bank founder is now technically worth $10 billion. However, it seems he has no cash, well you can be the judge of that.

So after being sanctioned by the EU on February 28th and the UK on March 15th, he must apply for a license to spend his money and must live off an allowance of £2,500 a month. Yeh I know what you are thinking, that is a decent amount to live on, making his violin even smaller.

He told Bloomberg’s Stephanie Baker: “Maybe I should clean the house myself.”

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Can you hear the world’s smallest violin playing?

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Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman, who has a net worth of $10.1 billion, said in an interview that he didn't know how to live, three weeks after coming under sanctions, because he has an allowance of $3,300 a month and needs UK government permission to spend money. 😂😂😂

— @297_Aruba_Lover (@297_ArubaLover) March 17, 2022

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https://twitter.com/DeschenesPg/status/1504663850464989195

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Maybe he can couch surf amongst with some of his conservative parliamentary friends?

— JeaninesComet (@JeanineComet) March 18, 2022

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Absolutely tragic.😶 Now how much does the average Russian live on per month? And how much does the average Social Security recipient receive per month?

— BlueYarnBlueHighwaysHasReadtheIndictment-asShouldU (@blue_yarn) March 17, 2022

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https://twitter.com/palomapoetry/status/1504515550332039174

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https://twitter.com/lillylaloca111/status/1504548482857648134

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Disgusting! How many families of four would be thrilled to get $3,300 a month to survive

— Rosalinda D Castaneda (@RosalindaDCast1) March 17, 2022

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Hell any idea how easy I could live on $3,300 a month and still have money to save? What a snowflake. https://t.co/VpRsJA9voc

— Charles Scholten (@CScholten1) March 19, 2022

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https://twitter.com/mas32376275/status/1504540923572613138

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I believe this is one of those "thoughts and prayers" moments.

— Mitchell (@MitchellAdams90) March 18, 2022

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