‘We Need Peace’: Oligarch Close to Putin Shares Video Critical of Invasion
A Russian billionaire with ties to President Vladimir Putin called for peace and shared a video harshly critical of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine following a U.S. crackdown on oligarchs.
Oleg Deripaska, known for his prior business relationships with former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and British ex-spy Christopher Steele, and who is accused of assisting the Russian government’s influence operations worldwide, repeatedly tweeted Monday that “we need peace” and shared a lengthy video from Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari, who criticized Putin and his invasion.
“I don’t always agree with [Harari] … But here I do agree with him, and I am sure most Russian people do — we need peace,” Deripaska tweeted. “We need peace as soon as possible, as we have already passed the point of no return — and this is the second point I agree with. The entire world will be different, Russia will be different as well.”
I don't always agree with @harari_yuval – for me he's always been too politically correct to be an unbiased historian. But here I do agree with him, and I am sure most Russian people do – we need peace. https://t.co/NJ7r20U3Qa
— Oleg Deripaska (@DeripaskaOleg) March 7, 2022
Deripaska’s comments are notable, in part because the Senate Intelligence Committee said in August 2020 that he had aided Kremlin election interference efforts in Ukraine and was involved in an alleged attempted coup attempt in Montenegro in 2016, with the Baltic nation joining NATO the next year. (Read more from “‘We Need Peace’: Oligarch Close to Putin Shares Video Critical of Invasion” HERE)
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