The heavy presence of lobbyists from Moscow suggests Russia is using the climate talks to hunt for business
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Russian oligarchs and executives from multiple companies under international sanctions are among the lobbyists currently attending Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Attenders at the pivotal climate talks include billionaire and former aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska, who is currently under UK sanctions. Alongside him is billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, the former head of Russian fertiliser company the EuroChem group, targeted with individual sanctions by the European Union which he disputed, calling them “absurd and nonsensical”.
Continue reading…The heavy presence of lobbyists from Moscow suggests Russia is using the climate talks to hunt for businessCop27 live – latest news updatesRussian oligarchs and executives from multiple companies under international sanctions are among the lobbyists currently attending Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh.Attenders at the pivotal climate talks include billionaire and former aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska, who is currently under UK sanctions. Alongside him is billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, the former head of Russian fertiliser company the EuroChem group, targeted with individual sanctions by the European Union which he disputed, calling them “absurd and nonsensical”. Continue reading…