Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow had nothing to do with the decision of billionaire Ruben Vardanyan, who recently renounced his Russian citizenship, to go to Karabakh and engage in political activities there. It has been reported TASS.
On October 20, the billionaire announced that he had agreed to take the post of minister of state (head of government) of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Azerbaijan demanded that Vardanyan leave the Karabakh territory. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov expressed the view that the businessman’s activities are criminal and adventurous.
On September 1, Russian billionaire of Armenian descent Ruben Vardanyan announced on his Telegram channel that he had decided to renounce his Russian citizenship and move to the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (DRC). He took such a step in connection with another tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
December 22 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Vardanyan’s decision to renounce his Russian citizenship.
according to the magazine forbesVardanyan has $ 1 billion. 200 richest businessmen in Russia – ranks 116th in the 2021 ranking. In 2020, he took the 103rd place in this list.