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Anatoly Chubais Breaks With Kremlin Over War

RUSSIA

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.

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