Putin demands 'voluntary contributions' from big Russian businesses for the war - media
Kyiv • UNN
The dictator proposed that entrepreneurs contribute to the budget amid the conflict in the Middle East. Businesses were urged to limit expenses and not live lavishly.
The Middle East conflict unexpectedly replenished the Russian budget with oil money, but this does not make it easier for big business. At a closed meeting after the congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE), Russian dictator Vladimir Putin proposed that the largest businessmen voluntarily contribute to the budget. And in the open part, Putin and the Ministry of Finance urged businesses not to start living lavishly yet. This is reported by The Bell, according to UNN.
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It is noted that in his speech, Putin spoke about the war in the Middle East and the crisis in the energy market, the importance of sovereignty and maintaining stability in Russia, and cooperation between the state and business.
Putin did not comment on the communication problems mentioned by (RUIE head Alexander) Shokhin
Russian media indicate that Putin spent about 35 minutes on the congress stage and practically did not communicate with entrepreneurs – he did not answer questions from the audience or the meeting moderator. After his speech, Putin approached and said something to Shokhin without a microphone, after which the head of the RUIE declared the congress closed.
Recall
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin stopped appearing in the Kremlin after the elimination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.