Russia’s brutal attack on its neighbor began nearly two months ago. Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been killed and wounded, and millions have fled the country, according to UN agencies.
The Russian entrepreneur, who founded Tinkoff Bank in 2006, said in an Instagram post Tuesday that 90% of Russians are against the war and that Kremlin officials are in shock that they will no longer be able to spend their summers in the Mediterranean. the sea. .
“I do not see a single beneficiary of this insane war,” he wrote.
Western sanctions have frozen Russia’s $ 300 billion reserves and plunged the economy into a deep recession. Dozens of global companies have left the country, and the European Union has closed its airspace to Russian airlines and planes.
“Kremlin officials are shocked that not only they but also their children will not go to the Mediterranean this summer. Businessmen are trying to save what is left of their property,” he wrote.
Referring to the mysterious symbol painted on Russian tanks, which has become a sign of popular support for the war in Russia, Tinkov said that there are “idiots who write the letter Z, but there are about 10% of idiots in all countries. 90% of Russians are AGAINST this war. “
Switching to English at the end of his post, he called on the West to “give Mr Putin a clear path to save his face and stop this massacre”.
“Please be more rational and humanitarian,” he added.
Tinkov’s call for peace follows similar calls from other Russian business leaders. Russia’s oil company Lukoil has called for an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Oligarchs Mikhail Friedman and Oleg Deripaska spoke out against the conflict in late February after Russia’s invasion.
Friedman, who was born in western Ukraine, wrote in a letter to staff that he wanted the “bloodshed to end.” Deripaska said in a Telegram post: “Peace is very important! Negotiations must begin as soon as possible!”
And two weeks ago, the chairman of the Russian metallurgical company Rusal called for an impartial investigation into the killings of civilians in Bucha during the occupation of the city by Russian forces.
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