Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) general assembly meeting that Yandex’s co-founder Arkady Volozh’s statement criticizing the special operation in Ukraine was linked to its move to Israel. RBC.
“He lives in Israel, and I can imagine that he had to make some statements in order to live there at a decent level and have good relations with the authorities there,” Putin said.
Volozh, as the president noted, remained silent for a long time, and then decided to make his critical statement regarding the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. At the same time, he emphasized that the founder of Yandex is a talented person who has built a good company. Putin wished him a good life in Israel, but added that people who achieve success in Russia must maintain their “sense of conscience.”
Arkady Volozh left his post as CEO of Yandex and leadership positions in the group’s international subsidiaries in June 2022 after it was included on the EU sanctions list.
At the end of August, The Financial Times newspaper WroteYandex’s former CEO sent a request to EU officials to remove him from the sanctions lists,
Putin before stated“The frog is on our side.”