SOCHI, RUSSIA - MAY 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and businessman Gennady Timchenko (L) in action during a Nignt Hockey League match on May 16, 2015 in Sochi, Russia. Putin was joined by fellow politicians, businessmen and retired NHL players. Putin's team won 18-6, with eight goals scored by Putin. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - APRIL 29: (RUSSIA OUT) L-R: Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Russian billionaire and businessman Gennady Timchenko, Gazprom's CEO Alexei Miller and President of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov attend the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographic Society on April 29, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Putin is on a trip to Saint Petersburg. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - MAY 16: President Vladimir Putin of Russia poses with businessmen and billionaires Arkady Rotenberg (L) and Gennady Timchenko (C) during a Nignt Hockey League match on May 16, 2015 in Sochi, Russia. Putin was joined by fellow politicians, businessmen and retired NHL players. Putin's team won 18-6, with eight goals scored by Putin. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 4: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian businessmen: Gennady Timchenko (L) and Igor Sechin (R) attend Russia-China talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Grand Kremlin Palace on July 4, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a two-day visit to Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko pauses while speaking to reporters as he exits a session titled "Russia-China: Strategic Economic Partnership on the closing day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday, May 24, 2014. SPIEF is an annual international conference dedicated to economic and business issues which takes place at the Lenexpo exhibition center May 22-24. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
