Oligarch Roman Abramovich persuaded the Russian government to hold peace talks over Zoom instead of in Belarus despite Kremlin's security concerns, report says
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich is helping facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks. One example of his involvement was convincing the Kremlin to allow meetings on Zoom, WSJ reports. Ukraine's negotiator told the Journal that Abramovich helped ease Russia's security concerns. Ukraine's negotiator David Arakhamia told the Journal that Russia originally wanted negotiations to be held in-person in Belarus, arguing that Zoom would present security risks. Abramovich was photographed at peace talks held in Istanbul earlier this week.
Source: Wall Street Journal April 03, 2022 01:37 UTC
