In Moscow, there was a meeting of Russian oligarch Petro Aven and Kazakh billionaire Oleksandr Mashkevych. During the meeting, Aven stressed that Russian oligarchs are extremely irritated by the policy of Russian President Volodymyr Putin. Sanctions imposed on Russia and specific businessmen due to the war in Ukraine hurt the wealth of Russian billionaires.
According to the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, it was also said that representatives of big Russian businesses are currently looking for ways to influence the dictator or his close environment from the power department. But this is complicated by the fact that Putin is in strict isolation and practically does not let anyone in. First of all, oligarchs, whom he considers "unreliable."
"However, big Russian businesses are ready for the most radical steps. Some oligarchs even discuss remuneration for Putin's physical removal," - said the Ukrainian Intelligence.
Petro Aven is a Russian politician and entrepreneur. President of Open Joint-Stock Company Commercial Bank "Alfa-Bank." According to Forbes, in 2021, he ranked 30th on the list of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia, owning a personal wealth of $5.3 billion.
Oleksandr Mashkevych is a Kazakh billionaire, originally from Kyrgyzstan, a Canadian citizen, living in Tel Aviv. According to Forbes, in 2016 his wealth was $1.5 billion.
Earlier it was reported that the group of museums of Tate cut ties with Russian oligarchs Viktor Vekselberg (energy magnate, President of the Foundation "Skolkovo," Chairman of the Board of Directors of the group "Renova") and Peter Aven (Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Alfa-Bank"), who financed the network.