#EU countries have agreed to remove Arkady #Volozh, co-founder of #Russian internet giant #Yandex, from their list of sanctioned entities and individuals relating to #Russia's war in #Ukraine, three sources familiar with the matter said.
In August last year, Volozh called Russia's war in Ukraine "barbaric" after staying silent following the initial invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
#Yandex co-founder #Volozh condemns 'barbaric' #war in #Ukraine
https://www.ft.com/content/e1469eb7-9f14-4105-9ffb-0dd2fbaaf05d
A write up by #BBC Russian:
https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/cy9qznle48xo
On #TheGlobalJigsaw we examined the role of #Yandex , too - worth checking it out in the #Russia 's #propaganda firehose episode:
Putin’s Oligarchs: A year in the sanctioned lives of Russia’s richest men
Oleg Deripaska
Mikhail Fridman
Leonid Mikhelson
Arkady Volozh
Alisher Usmanov
Oleg Tinkov
An amazing interactive report by Coda Story and Lighthouse Reports
#Putin #Oligarchs #Russia #Deripaska #Fridman #Mikhelson #Volozh #Usmanov #Tinkov
https://www.codastory.com/instagarchs/
A court in Amsterdam rules that squatters may continue to occupy the mansion overlooking Vondelpark. This modest dwelling with a price tag of £3m (2019) belongs to #Yandex co-founder #Volozh.
"an awkward precedent in Europe for rich Russians": @[email protected] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/dutch-court-sides-with-squatters-of-sanctions-hit-russian-mansion
Hanse Mina
Kriszta Satori
Wendy Siegelman
Sergey Vasiliev