World Russia’s wealthiest man hit by EU sanctions because of his ties to Putin and Russian officials March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY Comments Off on Russia’s wealthiest man hit by EU sanctions because of his ties to Putin and Russian officials Alexei Mordashov, Russia's richest man and largest shareholder of Severstal, one of Russia's biggest steelmakers, has been blacklisted by the EU.