Famous Russian billionaire renounced Russian citizenship due to war in Ukraine

Billionaire Yuri Milner reported on your Twitter microblog pagethat he and his family renounced the citizenship of the Russian Federation in the summer of 2022.

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Businessman representative confirmed this information to Forbes magazine.

“My family and I left Russia permanently in 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea. And this summer, we officially completed the process of renunciation of Russian citizenship, ”said the businessman.

My family and I left Russia for good in 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea. And this summer, we officially completed the process of renouncing our Russian citizenship.

— Yuri Milner (@yurimilner) October 10, 2022

Yuri Milner received Israeli citizenship in 1999 and lived in the country for several years, after which he moved to the United States.

Forbes estimated Milner's net worth at $2022 billion in 7,3. Businessman took 15th place in the list of the richest Russians, which was compiled by the magazine.

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Earlier this year, Yuri Milner, along with some other Russians such as Pavel Durov, have asked Forbes does not consider them Russian businessmen.

In September from Russian citizenship I refuse former owner of Troika Dialog investment company Ruben Vardanyan, a native of Armenia.

In June from citizenship of the Russian Federation I refuse another billionaire is the founder of Freedom Finance investment company Timur Turlov, who has lived in Kazakhstan for more than 10 years and received the citizenship of this country this year.

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