Entrepreneur Oleg Tinkov formally applied to the British Foreign Office this week with a request to be removed from the sanctions list, the agency reported. Bloomberg.
In his statement, the businessman claims that he participated in the British government’s decision to impose sanctions on people who support the Kremlin and contribute to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
“It is a pity that they (British government. – socialbites.ca) mistakenly think that I am one of those people. Lifting sanctions from me would be fair and show that Western sanctions only target those who support Russia, not all Russians. [президента РФ Владимира] Putin,” Tinkov said in a statement.
Responding to a question about this request, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that it did not comment on individual sanctions. At the same time, any natural or legal person on the sanctions list can legally object to its status.
Interros Group of Companies Vladimir Potanin announced It is about the acquisition of 35% of TCS Group (Tinkoff Group) from Oleg Tinkov’s family on April 28 last year.
On May 3, Oleg Tinkov announced on his social networks that he was saying goodbye to the bank and to Russia.
Later in an interview with journalist Yuri Dudyu (known as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), aforementionedHe hopes the British authorities will remove him from the sanctions list.