Russia and Ukraine also conducted a large-scale prisoner exchange Vladimir Putin, during a meeting in the Kremlin with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, announced an “Easter truce”, which should last from 18:00 on April 19 to 00:00 on April 21. “I order to stop all hostilities for this period. We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example.

The head of the RDIF managed to make a career thanks to connections with Ukrainian oligarchs and the Putin family The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the post of special presidential representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries.

After 2014, Russian citizenship became toxic for many businessmen Since 2014, Russian citizenship has become toxic for many billionaires on the Forbes list of the richest people. US and EU authorities used this list as a basis for identifying individuals close to Vladimir Putin. Many of the businessmen found themselves under international sanctions due to the fact that their companies play an important role in the Russian economy, and therefore in financing the war.