Hungary is seeking the lifting of EU sanctions against nine Russians from the business community, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Russian society's dissent against Putin's war in Ukraine has been expressed either by publishing critical remarks online or by trying to leave the country.
Vladimir Potanin, the largest shareholder of Norilsk Nickel, spoke in an interview with RBC about the impact of Western sanctions on the company’s business and on him personally, and also weighed the idea of confiscating assets from foreigners and Russians.
While emigration from Russia since the February 24, 2022 invasion does not approach the number of Ukrainians who were forced to flee their country, the number of those leaving Russia is estimated at 1,000,000. That figure includes a disproportionate number of young males and professionals who can find employment abroad or even retain their former job in Russia while working