By actions and firm public position, the billionaire demonstrates absolute condemnation of terrorism of the Russian Federation and hatred towards the imvaders.
In 2013–2014, a revolution occurred in the capital of Ukraine, where more than a hundred peaceful protesters were killed. Not long after, hostilities began in Donbas. The separatists, who were sponsored by both the Russian military and the contractors who supported the propaganda, began to fuel conflicts in the region. The army of Ukraine opposed the illegal armed groups of the DPR and the LPR. In 2014, the magnate was forced to move from Donetsk to Kyiv. From that moment on, the tycoon has been consistently helping his people, who suffered from the hostilities. Prior to this, Rinat had a charity that helped ill children and poor families. At the end of the winter of 2022, Russia began to cowardly bombard the entire territory of Ukraine, firing missiles at residential buildings and simply at the civilian population. In this situation, the billionaire is helping his people even more, despite having lost most of his fortune.
Now Rinat Akhmetov openly says that the president of the aggressor country Putin targets the countries that value freedom and democracy. Many now understand that Ukraine is a shield of the entire civilized world. Therefore, the businessman is very grateful for the great efforts of the united Western world to help his country win as soon as possible. He was very pleasantly surprised at the unprecedented scale of this support. The coal magnate also calls for the immediate withdrawal of the Russian army from the territory of a sovereign state. After all, in addition to the illegal Luhansk People’s Republic and Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia occupied the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014.
It should be noted that the businessman owns Metinvest Group, the largest mining and metallurgical company whose enterprises are based in Mariupol and Avdiivka in Donbas. He is the only investor and owner of his SCM holding. His plants were destroyed or damaged by the attacks of the Russian invaders. The tycoon said he would file claims for damages caused by the enemy state crimes.
In the industrial and world-famous city of Mariupol, there is no less famous largest steel plant Azovstal» owned by the businessman. Rinat Akhmetov https://www.letemps.ch/monde/rinat-akhmetov-suis-fier-quazovstal-soit-bastion-resistance-marioupol is very proud that the enterprise has become a place of resistance to terrorists. The plant was in a terrible condition, because it had been daily shelled by the Russian military from all sides. As a result, more than 2,000 military Armed Forces of Ukraine, including many members of the Azov elite battalion were completely surrounded by the enemy. Most importantly, the site was a safe haven for civilians and children, many of whom have been injured.
It is very important that the billionaire did not leave the country at such a hard and dangerous time for the country. He had a possibility to move to London or his own villa in France, but he stayed in Kyiv.
