Have you actually got any evidence he relies on Putin heavily?
From the outside, he seems to have made a lot of money astutely investing resources in companies like Airbnb, uber etc.
Evidence hahaha.
Self made billionaire around the time Putin came to power, in the age of Kleptomaniac Russia post Yeltsin with about 13 of the VERY first Oligarchs of Usmanov, Abramovich, Berezovsky, Khordorkovsky, Fridman, Guszinsky, Malkin, Aven, etc hahaha
Shall I post cordial pictures for you of Usmanov and Putin together or maybe you should read articles the last 72 hours, or video footage of his Usmanov being read out FOUR times in the democratic institution of the houses of parliament after PM statement on Ukraine.
They are estimated to be 400 Oligarchs in Russia today, if he's not close to Putin, why is he always mentioned more than others?
Putin and the Oligarchs are tied to the hip, it's a simbient relationship, Putin relies on them and they rely on him, if they don't they end up in a bath dead like Boris Berezovsky or jailed like Mikhail Khordorkovsky, once you are in with Putin, you never leave him or you face the consequences.
Where have you been haha, you are a riot Mate!!!