Lisin, oligarch and honorary Consul of San Marino in Russia, “discharges” Putin: “It is wrong to make war”
Vladimir Lisin is the richest man in Russia and in 2021, in the Forbes ranking, he was 59th worldwide, with an estimated net worth of $ 29.8 billion.
Among his offices there are also that of Console honorary of the Republic of San Marino in Russia and of president of the ISSFworld body of shooting sports (one sign and one fly).
Despite being president and majority shareholder of Novolipetsk, one of the four largest steel companies in Russia, it has not been hit by any Western sanctions.
It is after last month’s stance in which he criticized the invasion of Ukraine, these days he is even more unbalanced by distancing himself from Vladimir Putin.
“I don’t understand why Putin wanted to invade Ukraine – are the words of Lisin to Ansa on the sidelines of the Shooting World Cup in Lonato del Garda – and from a business point of view I think it was a negative fact. I’m not a politician but a businessman who is against war and destruction “.
Lisin is also keen to specify that with Putin “we are not friends, but mere acquaintances. And let’s clear one thing up, I got into business before he came to power, and I didn’t get any favors from him. “