Vladimir Putin suggested that major businessmen voluntarily contribute to the budget for the war in Ukraine, sources told The Bell. The initiative to "shake up business" belongs to Igor Sechin, head of Rosneft.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed during a closed meeting with major businessmen that they make voluntary contributions to the budget to finance the war with Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday, March 26, by The Bell, citing sources.
According to them, during the meeting in the corridors of the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), Putin expressed his intention to continue the war and advance the Russian army to the administrative border of the Donetsk region. Following this, he suggested that businessmen make voluntary contributions to the budget. The sources for The Bell described the essence of Putin's speech with the phrases "they said, we will fight" and "we will go to the borders of Donbass."
"Shake Up Business" Proposed by Igor Sechin
Sources from the publication claim that the initiative belongs to Igor Sechin, head of Rosneft, who sent a letter to Putin the day before the meeting with the idea to "shake up business in a difficult time for the country." As a mechanism for raising funds, it was proposed to issue military bonds of federal loans.
Two sources confirmed to The Bell that businessman Suleiman Kerimov immediately agreed to the request and promised to contribute 100 billion rubles to the budget. Another unnamed major entrepreneur also supported Putin's proposal, the publication writes.
