Aven considers the sanctions unreasonable and capable of causing “undue damage” to employees, customers, partners and businesses.
Sub-sanctioned Russian businessman Pyotr Aven said he did not have enough funds to pay basic bills. He spoke about this in an interview. Financial Times.
“Can I afford a cleaning lady or a driver? I don’t drive a car myself … Perhaps my stepdaughter will drive. We don’t understand how to survive,” Aven said.
At the moment, the oligarch is in London. He has a two-level apartment in the prestigious St. James area and a mansion in the suburbs. However, property ownership rights, bank accounts and other assets have been frozen as part of the sanctions.
Based on the fact that Aven also has Latvian and Russian citizenship, the newspaper has information about his likely expulsion from Britain, which may take place within 20 days. The businessman himself says he wants to stay in the country.
“If I leave, I won’t be able to come back,” he says.
According to Aven, his life changed overnight.
“Our business is completely destroyed. Everything that we have been building for 30 years is now completely destroyed. And somehow we have to start a new life,” added the oligarch, who also resigned from the board of directors of Alfa-Bank due to sanctions and from the board of directors of the charitable organization Genesis Philanthropy Group.
Aven considers the sanctions unreasonable and capable of causing “undue damage” to employees, customers, partners and businesses.
He denies all accusations of being close to Putin, arguing that doing business in Russia “implies contacts with the president.”
“It’s very strange to be under sanctions because you met with the president. We try to be absolutely out of politics. During meetings with Putin, I represented Alfa Group, but not myself at all,” the businessman added.
Recall Britain imposed sanctions against seven oligarchs from the Russian Federation.
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