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时事新闻摘抄：Oligarchs unload Sochi Olympics assets to recoup investment
Oligarchs unload Sochi Olympics assets to recoup investmentSOCHI, Russia (AP) -- The ski jump sits shrouded in mist, its coat of snow undisturbed by any athletes hurtling down the ramp to take off into the air.A year ago, the jump bustled with activity at the Sochi Olympics as the worlds best ski jumpers - including women, for the first time - competed for gold. But it made some unwanted history as well, becoming a stark symbol of how some of the plans for President Vladimir Putins $51 billion Winter Games went terribly wrong.The cost of the facility soared during construction from $40 million to nearly $300 million. The overrun embarrassed the Kremlin, which publicly shamed the businessman involved, and he fled the country in the face of a corruption investigation.Russia had vowed to pay for what became the most expensive Olympics of all time by getting super-rich private investors to take the cost from the state. Instead, as the first anniversary of those games approaches, at least two of those oligarchs are quietly dumping their increasingly toxic assets on the state - forcing Russian taxpayers to pick up the bill.For the oligarchs, its a way to recoup billions of dollars as they struggle in an economy battered by plunging oil prices and Western sanctions. For Putins critics, its evidence of the crony capitalism that shields Russias rich and powerful businessmen from economic pain.Two key investors have unloaded properties built for the Olympics at a combined cost of $3 billion, a spokesman to Russias deputy prime minister confirmed to The Associated Press. The issue is a major headache for Putin, who needs to pay off the oligarchs to keep them happy, while preventing the murky deals from triggering a wave of popular unrest.The risks for Putin are magnified as the country enters recession and its rainy-day funds dwindle, even as Russia prepares for staging yet another major international sports event: the 2018 World Cup.In addition, other oligarchs may now be wai
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