Since news of the accident broke last week, President Putin has barely concealed his frustration after a subsidiary of Potanin’s Norilsk Nickel dragged its feet in revealing details about the 21,000 ton diesel spill. A helicopter view of the site of a diesel fuel spill at Norilsk's Combined Heat and Power Plant Andrei Marmyshev/TASSHaving declared an emergency, Putin is closely monitoring efforts to clean up the mess and limit the environmental damage of the fuel spill. A containment boom deployed on a river during a major cleanup operation following the May 29 fuel ... [+] spill Kirill Kukhmar/TASSHowever, Coulon tells Forbes that other spills can be used as a yardstick for comparison. His principal asset is 35% of Norilsk Nickel, one of the world's largest producers of refined nickel and palladium. His foundation gave around $13.1 million (RUB 1 billion) to support nonprofits, while Norilsk Nickel pledged $142 million (RUB 10.5 billion) to fund the purchase of medical equipment, medicine and PPE for healthcare institutions.

Source: Forbes June 10, 2020 15:05 UTC