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Two Russian oligarchs come out against the occupation of Ukraine: Vladimir Putin to stop the bloodshed!

Politiko 2022-02-28 09:31:58

Two Russian oligarchs come out against the occupation of Ukraine: Vladimir Putin

Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Oleg Deripaska have become two of the country's first leading businessmen to speak out against Moscow's occupation of Ukraine.

Fridman, one of the richest people who controls the private equity firm LetterOne and is the founder of Alfa Bank, Russia's largest bank, has come out against President Vladimir Putin. He addressed a letter to his employees asking them to stop the "bleeding".

Fridman writes that war is not the answer. Describing his Ukrainian roots in Lviv, where his parents still live, he writes: "I have also spent much of my life as a Russian citizen, building and growing businesses. "I am deeply connected to the Ukrainian and Russian peoples and I see the current conflict as a tragedy for both of them."

Oleg Deripaska called for peace talks to begin as soon as possible, in a Telegram post. "Peace is very important," wrote Deripaska, who founded Russian aluminum giant Rusal, in which he still owns a stake.

Deripaska, who said there would be no war in Ukraine until February 21, has been on the US sanctions list since 2018 for his alleged links to the Russian government, which he has taken legal action to counter. .

Friedman was ranked as the 128th richest person in the world in 2021, according to the Forbes list of world billionaires.

Friedman and Deripaska join a small circle of prominent Russians, including well-known actors, musicians and TV presenters, who have called on President Vladimir Putin to end military operations in Ukraine, although many Russian oligarchs have remained silent.

The intervention could begin to put pressure on Moscow's elite from the business and finance world to express their opposition to Putin's occupation.

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