Chubais urged Putin to end Ukraine war before fleeing Russia
Anatoly Chubais confirmed to Echo that in March 2022 he did indeed write a letter to Vladimir Putin, which was mentioned in the latest report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia, Mariana Katsarova.
Consensus
- Anatoly Chubais wrote a letter to Vladimir Putin in March 2002 urging the immediate cessation of the war in Ukraine.
- Chubais resigned from his position as presidential special representative and left Russia after sending the letter.
- The letter was mentioned in a report by UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia, Mariya Karakayeva.
- Chubais confirmed to Echo that he sent the letter.
- The report links the prosecution of former Rosnanо top managers to Chubais’s anti-war stance.
- At least 22 people connected to Rosnanо have faced criminal charges.
- Civil lawsuits have been filed against former Rosnanо managers, including Chubais, seeking billions of rubles.
- In May 2026, Chubais publicly criticized the prosecution of former Rosnanо colleagues as repression and legal abuse.
- Chubais led Rosnanо from 2008 to 2020.
- Russian authorities have seized assets belonging to Chubais and his former associates.
Points of divergence
- Zelensky stated that the US is working on organizing his meeting with Putin. — tg_tvrain
- On March 24, 2022, the new head of Rosnanо sent a letter to the prosecutor general requesting an investigation into the company’s activities under previous leadership, one day before Putin’s official decree on Chubais’s resignation. — tg_theinsider
- In October 2024, FSB accused the former head of a Rosnanо subsidiary of embezzling 13 billion rubles during the creation of flexible tablets. — novaya_eu
- In January 2025, deputies Andrey Kartapolov and Andrey Lugovoy requested an investigation into Chubais by the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor General’s Office. — novaya_eu
- In August, Canada removed Chubais from its sanctions list after his appeal to court, though the basis for the decision was not disclosed. — tg_theinsider
- Andrey Malyshev and Iryna Rapaport were sentenced in absentia to 12 and 15 years respectively in June and July. — novaya_eu
- In January 2025, a campaign against Chubais and associated individuals began. — meduza
- Putin referred to Chubais as 'some Moise Izrailevich' and accused him of creating a massive financial hole in the nanotechnology sector. — meduza
- The total amount of claims against former Rosnanо managers exceeded 25 billion rubles by May 2026. — tg_theinsider
Coverage (8 sources)
- Before leaving Russia, Chubais called on Putin to end the war in Ukraine — DW Главное
- Chubais wrote to Putin urging to stop the war before leaving Russia in March 2022 — Meduza
- Watch the day's results with Mikhail Shevelev — Дождь (Telegram)
- Before leaving Russia, Chubais wrote a letter to Putin calling to stop the war — Дождь (Telegram)
- Chubais wrote to Putin before leaving Russia demanding end to war — UN report — The Insider
- Chubais wrote a letter to Putin criticizing the war before leaving Russia — Новая газета Европа
- Anatoly Chubais confirmed to Echo the fact of letter to Putin — ЭХО / Новости
- Chubais wrote a letter to Putin criticizing the war in Ukraine before leaving Russia — UN report — ЭХО / Новости
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