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The family of Arkady Rotenberg, a long-time friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is no longer the richest family in Russia, after Arkady and Boris Rotenbergs appeared in the U.S. sanctions list, according to Forbes.
The Rotenberg family, with three of its members being on Forbes World's Billionaires list - Arkady Rotenberg (ranked 60th), his son Ihor Rotenberg (ranked 166th) and a brother Boris Rotenberg (ranked 99th), has lost its leading positions in the ranking of Russia's richest family clans in one year, according to Forbes.
Read alsoWashington's new anti-Russian sanctions become effectiveThe combined wealth of the three family members has decreased to $2.95 billion over a year. In 2014, their family fortune was estimated at $5.55 billion.
Meanwhile, BIN Group owners have topped Russia's wealthiest families ranking, among them a billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev (ranked 38th on the list of Russia's richest businessmen in 2015), his brothers Sait-Salam Gutseriev (ranked 142nd) and Khamzat Gutseriev, as well as his nephew Mikhail Shishkhanov (ranked 139th). Their combined wealth totals $3.85 billion, $1 billion less than the year before.