moscow russian media group anger kremlin report business interest people close president vladimir putin sell friday owner tabloid deferential russian leader businessman grigory berezkin esn group say statement acquire 65 percent stake rbc media hold plus debt onexim group control metal magnate mikhail prokhorov completion deal mark end seven-year period rbc ownership prokhorov publish hard-hitting investigations include business affairs putin inner circle stand mainstream media russia either control state state-run company tend steer clear topics could anger powerful officials last year accord several people familiar kremlin think figure close putin grow angry rbc coverage around time russian law enforcement officer ski mask raid offices onexim soon media group editor-in-chief leave country new senior managers bring state-run news agency large proportion group journalists resign say anticipate restrictions topics could report apparently asset become toxic owners want get rid elizaveta osetinskaya former editor-in-chief tell reuters friday kremlin always deny pressure rbc report involve prokhorov decision sell deal negotiation weeks financial detail disclose berezkin new owner already own komsomolskaya pravda tabloid newspaper page usually dominate crime stories celebrity gossip critical report president senior ally rare newspaper spokeswoman esn group decline comment whether new owner would change rbc senior staff editorial policy osetinskaya former editor say departure last year rbc continue report independently say give prominent coverage anti-kremlin protest march think might lead problems group perhaps restrain sufficiently say rbc current management russia media group anger kremlin sell