He may be public enemy number one in the wake of Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine, but Russian President Vladimir Putin's defence of conservative Christian values against the liberal West has earned him a slew of international supporters over the last decade.
Known as the Orthodox Oligarch, Malofeev is a powerful figure, says Horvath. "He is very wealthy; he clearly gets many personal benefits as a business figure from his connection with the regime, and he has served as an intermediary with European conservatives and the European far-right."
He has emerged as "a central figure in the international conservative movement for family values," says Horvath, which is spearheaded by the World Congress of Families , a faith-based coalition in the US that campaigns against same-sex marriage.Russia is the world's third-largest oil producer after the United States and Saudi Arabia, and the main supplier of crude oil, natural gas and solid fossil fuels to the European Union.
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