Christopher Chandler was suspected of working for the Russian intelligence services AFOLABI SOTUNDE/REUTERSThe brother of a billionaire who has denied accusations from MPs of ties to Russia published a pamphlet stating their company helped President Putin stage a management coup at Gazprom. Christopher Chandler, a New Zealand-born tycoon, was accused in the House of Commons this month of having been an “object of interest” to the French, who suspected him of “working for the Russian intelligence services”. The accusation was made under parliamentary privilege by Bob Seely, a Conservative MP. Mr Chandler denied this, saying that he had not “been associated with the Russian state in any capacity”. However, a pamphlet published last month by the Clermont Group, run by Mr Chandler’s brother Richard, stated that when the brothers’ company Sovereign Global was an investor in Gazprom…

Source: The Times May 13, 2018 23:02 UTC