Konstantin Nikolaev Konstantin Nikolaev Konstantin Nikolaev () is a billionaire Russian businessman who is a co-owner of and , the largest private rail operator in Russia, CIS, and the Baltic states. He is a major investor in American Ethane and serves on its board. Late July 2018, his net worth was estimated at $1.2 billion. He allegedly is a financial supporter of Maria Butina. Through Igor Levitin, Alexey Mordashov, Arkady Rotenberg, Gennady Timchenko, and Alexander Voloshin, Konstantin Nikolaev is a partner and close associate of numerous persons in Vladimir Putin's inner circle. In 1996, Nikolaev, Nikita Mishin, Andrei Filatov, and Alexey Mordashov
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