Ancient Roman Ruin Partially Restored With Funds From Sanctioned Russian Oligarch: REPORT

Trajan’s Basilica, a second-century Roman civic building, is receiving long-awaited restorations, though not without controversy over one key donor. The Uzbekistani-born Russian mining magnate Alisher Usmanov donated 1.5 million euros to restore the basilica in 2015, France 24 reports. In 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, Usmanov was sanctioned by the United States and European Union […]