Petr Aven is a Russian billionaire who founded Alfa Group, described by Denis Danilov as “one of the main wallets for Putin”, while Vadim Moshkovich is a sub-sanctioned Russian agrarian billionaire who was also part of Putin’s closest circle.

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“Everyone was thinking how is it possible that Twitter (X)’s stock is plummeting, advertisers are breaking contracts, and no one is doing anything about it. I mean, that’s a direct loss to investors.

“But what everyone overlooked was the fact that investors didn’t care about profits, they needed a platform to promote their narratives, such as: supporting Putin and Russia; lobbying to freeze the war in Ukraine; taking the Ukrainian agenda out of the top news; the righteousness of Hamas, etc.”