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Former Russian Railways president Vladimir Yakunin denied the recently information that he was fired after his son Andrei Yakunin applied to receive British citizenship. “I begin from the fact that the channel (“ rain ”that published this version of the resignation. - Ed.) Still time I will have time to apologize for the transfer of false and slanderous information,” the former head of the state -owned company said in a commentary on RBC.

Yakunin did not give other comments regarding the rain. “We do not respond to anonymous sources, since they, as you know, lie,” he explained. At the same time, the former head of the Russian Railways did not set out his own version of his resignation.

The plot of "rain" about the reasons why Vladimir Putin decided to dismiss Yakunin appeared on Thursday . The TV channel referred to some two sources close to the former head of Russian Railways. “In a situation of war with the West, this (submitting an application for British citizenship. - Ed.) Was regarded as an act of betrayal,” said one of the interlocutors of Rain.

In addition, the sources of the channel said, Putin’s claims caused some certificates of “special importance” prepared by the FSB and Rosfinmonitoring, which reported the movement of Russian Railways. “The company continued to pump out money even when the president was clearly said“ enough, ”the source of Rain said. He also said that some secret documents affiliated with Russian Railways were provided by Western intelligence services.

Among the offshores, closely related to Russian Railways, the media mentioned the transport companies Far East Land Bridge and the Regional Hotel Network registered in Cyprus. As reported, both were part of the VIY investment fund (Venture Investments & Yield Management LLP), controlled by Yakunin Jr. This fund has been registered in London, where the son of the former Russian Railways president has been living for more than five years.

Yakunin painfully took the resignation, the interlocutors of the television channel noted. They explained his refusal from the post of senator from the Kaliningrad region by the fact that the ex-head of the Russian Railways considered this appointment to humiliating.

Meanwhile, the "rain" Yakunin refused to comment on this information.

The resignation of Yakunin and plans to make him senator became known on August 17 . At the same time, it was argued that the head of the state -owned company has the rank of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador , which allows him to advance to the Federation Council, bypassing the qualifications of a settledness.

On August 20, Oleg Belozerov, who served as deputy head of the Ministry of Transport, was appointed head of Russian Railways. It was reported that his appointment was facilitated by the oligarchs Arkady and Boris Rotenbergs.

On August 24, Vedomosti reported that Yakunin was fired because of the position of subsidies for the company . This is consistent with the information that the interlocutors of the "rain" now reported.

On September 15, Yakunin unexpectedly abandoned the place in the Council .