Billionaire’s claims were ‘fantasy’

A Russian oligarch today (thurs) dismissed claims armed men stormed a factory in Moscow during a business feud as ‘fantasy’. Vladimir Chernukhin, a former finance minister for Vladimir Putin, alleges former associate Oleg Deripaska, 50, orchestrated the armed takeover of the textile factory eight years ago. Jonathan Crow, QC, representing Mr Chernukhin, says 30 armed men lead by ex-navy personnel Arkady Sarkisyan, stormed the gates of Trekhgornaya Manufaktura, Moscow. He further claims Mr Deripaska put private investigators onto Mr Chernukhin…