Since relocating to London in 2015, Zimin has delved into the restaurant industry ... the Kremlin has previously been accused of targeting anti-war Russian citizens and exiled Putin rivals in the West. At least three Russian journalists and human rights ...

A RUSSIAN TV chef who fled to London after opposing Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine war has been found dead in a Belgrade hotel. Alexei Zimin, 52, died suddenly on a promotional tour to the Serbian

A London-based Russian chef and Putin critic has died mysteriously aged 52. Alexei Zimin, who ran the Zima restaurant and media organisation in Soho, was found dead, with no reason given for his death. Relatives said he had not been ill. He leaves behind a wife and three young daughters.

A Russian TV chef who ran a restaurant in central London has been found dead in Serbia. Alexei Zimin, 52, was an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Crimea in 2014. He had spent his final years exiled in London.

A prominent Russian chef and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin's regime, who lost a TV competition for criticizing him, was found dead in a Serbian hotel room. Alexei Zimin's sudden death comes with a backdrop of growing threats and mysterious incidents involving exiled Russian dissidents,

Alexei Zimin, a 52-year-old Russian chef and former television presenter who openly opposed Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, was found dead in a hotel in Belgrade. The cause of death remains "unclear.

For us, Alexei was not only a colleague, he was our friend, a close person with whom we were lucky to go through a lot - both good, kind and sad.'