business man Oleg TinkovHe He lost his digital bank Tinkoff for criticizing Russia. war in ukraine and who recently said goodbye to Russia, also renounced his Russian citizenshipAs reported by the businessman on Monday.
“I have decided to renounce my Russian citizenship. I do not want and cannot be associated with a fascist country that starts a war with its peaceful neighbor and kills innocent people every day,” he wrote.
“It’s embarrassing for me to still have this passport. “I hope more prominent businessmen follow my example so that the Putin regime and its economy are weakened and ultimately defeated,” he said.
Businessman expelled from Russia in May criticizing the “dehumanization” of the Russian presidential regime, Vladimir Putinand confirm it “Ukraine will win because good always triumphs over evil.“.
Tinkov Sold 35% of the capital of Tinkoff Bank, Russia’s second largest private bank In terms of active retail customers (about 20 million per organization), to Interros, owned by Russian metal tycoon Vladimir Potanin.
The 54-year-old oligarch assured ‘The New York Times’ that it was a “desperate sale, a forced sale” promoted by the Kremlin.
According to the businessman, he sold the bundle of shares for 3% of what he believed was worth his stake in Tinkoff.
billionaire, His fortune is estimated by Forbes magazine at approximately $9,400 million.He also revealed that he had received threats even though he had leukemia.
The businessman announced that he renounced his Russian citizenship on the day the billionaire became known. Nikolai Storonsky, co-founder of digital bank Revolut, with an estimated net worth of $7.3 billion, has resigned. According to the Russian version of “Forbes” magazine, he also has Russian citizenship.
“Nick is a British citizen,” a company representative said. The source added that the billionaire, number 16 on the ‘Forbes Russia’ list, took the plunge at the beginning of the year.
After the start of Russia’s “special military operation” against Ukraine, Revolut closed its offices in Russia and offered to relocate its employees.
The Revolut co-founder became the fourth Russian billionaire to renounce his citizenship this year and has now joined Tinkov.
Source: Informacion
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