And btw, Russia isn't hit by sanctions as hard as some would suggest. Secondly, even if you blew 3bln on a divorce doesn't mean he's bankrupt. I doubt he has anything less than that left for himself. There's no way he's selling Falcao because he's forced too. Something looks too weird in all that deal.
russia isnt, russian billionaires are, the EU specifically targeted putin's friends and backers with their sanctions, also 3 billion is a lot of dough regardless of what your net worth is.