Anatoly Chubais Breaks With Kremlin Over War

According to Bloomberg, Russian government official 'Anatoly Chubais has stepped down and left the country, citing his opposition to Putin’s war in Ukraine.'

• If the reports are accurate Chubais would be the most significant public figure to openly oppose the Kremlin over the invasion since the war began.
• Chubais was a highly influential figure in the 1990s. He is known as the architect of Russia’s privatisations during the administration of Boris Yeltsin and gave Putin his first Kremlin job.
• Putin has consistently given Chubais prominent positions within state enterprises and Putin named him envoy for sustainable development last year.