Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has demanded courts recognise vodka magnate Yuri Shefler and his companies as an “extremist organisation,” and has begun the process of confiscating the billionaire’s assets in Russia in favour of the state, RIA Novosti reported on July 3. The Russian-born Shefler took control of the international “Stolichnaya” vodka brand in the 1990s and distributes it international but has been in dispute with the Russian parent company that has been trying to regain control of the lucrative brand ever since. As followed by bne IntelliNews in detail, since early 2000s st…
