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State Duma Representative Maria Butina commented on Forbes, saying that some Russian businessmen, including Telegram creator Pavel Durov, were allegedly asking them not to be called “Russian billionaires.”
In her Telegram channel, she noted that similar stories had taken place before. According to her, they will not be accepted as “friends” in the West, “no matter how much you renounce” your country. When trouble comes, “abandonment” begins to “spread rot” and “rush to their formerly condemned homeland.” she is an enemy. “
In this context, she recalled the story of Svetlana Lokh, a British scientist from Russia. She renounced her citizenship, but then” the British betrayed her as a “spy” when Russiagate was promoted./p>
Earlier, Forbes said a number of businessmen in the Russian Federation had reportedly asked the American magazine not to name them “Russian billionaires. Such a claim is said to have been made by Telegram founder Pavel Durov. He now lives in Dubai and has French and Saint Kitts and Nevis And with a similar appeal, Nikolai Storonsky, Igor and Dmitry Buchman, Evgeny Shvidler, Leonard Blavatnik and Yuri Milner came to the editorial office.