Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference answered to the question about the return to the country of the resettled, including businessman Mikhail Fridman. According to the head of state, Russians have the right to choose their place of residence, but if the law is violated, there must be consequences.
“The question is in the behavior, actions of this or that person. “If these actions violate existing laws in Russia, then naturally everyone must be held responsible for this, wherever they are, here or abroad,” he emphasized.
As the head of state noted, what awaits the returning migrant also depends on “how he behaves.” Putin said that if, in the opinion of the “overwhelming majority of citizens”, the departed person acted “immorally” towards his homeland, he would “feel” it when he returned.
Why did Friedman return?
On October 9, it became known that businessman Mikhail Fridman returned to Russia. As the billionaire himself told the agency BloombergHe left England, where he had recently lived, and moved to Israel, a week before the Palestinian radical group Hamas attacked the country. After that, he decided to temporarily move to the Russian Federation.
“Now, due to the current situation, I flew to Moscow. “When everything calms down, I plan to return to Israel and live there permanently,” he said.
He explained that he left the UK because “it was impossible to live under sanctions”.
british newspaper Finance Times He wrote that Friedman had been considering the possibility of visiting the Russian Federation for several months. According to the publication, he did not discuss his return with Russian officials. Also Telegram channel Puree A few days before the billionaire’s return, he announced that he was “holding behind-the-scenes discussions” to assess the potential reaction of society and law enforcement to his arrival.
After the emergence of information about Friedman’s return, former head of Roscosmos, member of the Federation Council from the Zaporozhye region, Dmitry Rogozin appealed To the Investigative Committee with a call to check whether the businessman finances the Ukrainian army.
“I asked the Investigative Committee to check reports that Fridman financed the Armed Forces of Ukraine, because this falls under a strict article of the Criminal Code,” the senator said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“How can he threaten the homeland?”
On October 9, Russian President Dmitry Peskov’s press secretary, commenting on the possibility of those who settled in Israel returning to the country, said that Russian citizens live in many countries.
“The Russian Federation is their homeland. How can he threaten the homeland? – He answered the question of whether there is any threat to Russians returning to the country.
The next day, Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin statedHe said those who left “those who committed despicable acts by rejoicing in the firing on the territory of the Russian Federation” were “not welcome” in the country. According to him, such people “must understand” that “Magadan is secured for them” when they return to the country.
In response to this statement, the head of the Magadan region, Sergei Nosov, said that Kolyma “does not accept vile people, does not accept traitors.” According to him, it is necessary to get rid of the stereotypes that portray the region as a place of exile.
Commenting on Volodin’s words, Peskov explained that the chairman of the State Duma was talking about Russians who adopted a “pronounced attitude towards Russia.”
“Yes, we are not on the same path as these people,” he said.
At the same time, according to Peskov, other displaced people “always have a homeland waiting for them, no matter what.”
Who is at risk from this article?
October 11, State Duma deputy Rosa Chemeris published It is part of the closed segment of the Duma meeting, where Volodin proposes to “adjust” the proposal to send the Russians who left for Magadan. According to him, the actions of immigrants supporting Ukraine can be classified as treason.
“If now they are starting to return, but at the same time they made statements against the country and also financed the Ukrainian armed forces, then of course we have to choose where it is better to take you and send them. immediately,” said the speaker.
The next day, the State Duma adopted a protocol order to discredit the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and control some Russians who left to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine. reported Deputy Alexander Khinshtein.
Czech, in addition to Mikhail Fridman, comedian Maxim Galkin (known in the Russian Federation as a foreign agent), TV presenter Ivan Urgant, blogger Ruslan Usachev, former host of the program “Fashionable Sentence” Alexander Vasiliev threatens his return Alexander Revva is the son of showman Alexander Gudkov and Prime Minister of the Samara region Yuri Kudryashov.