Russian 'military correspondent' and candidate from the United…
Russian 'military correspondent' and candidate from the United Russia party, Evgeny Poddubny, invested in Apple stock and Nebius Group shares. This was revealed in Poddubny's declaration submitted to the Central Election Commission as a candidate for the State Duma under United Russia (ER), according to Kommersant.
Consensus
- Eugene Poddubny declared ownership of foreign stocks including Apple, Intel, The Procter & Gamble, and Nebius Group in his candidacy declaration submitted to the Central Election Commission.
- The declaration also included shares in two overseas investment funds: FinEx USA Information Technology UCITS ETF and FinEx Physically Backed Funds ICAV.
- Russian law prohibits candidates from holding foreign financial assets at the time of registration unless there are objective, non-dependent reasons.
- United Russia stated that Poddubny had taken all necessary actions to dispose of foreign financial documents by the time he submitted his registration materials.
- The Central Election Commission published the declarations of United Russia's candidates for the State Duma elections.
Points of divergence
- Pavlo Grudinin was removed from the 2021 State Duma election due to foreign assets, and Poddubny was injured in an attack by a Ukrainian drone in August 2024; Vladimir Putin awarded him the title of Hero of Russia in September 2024. — meduza
- Nebius Group N.V. is a derivative of Yandex N.V., which was previously owned by Arkady Volozh, who left all positions in the Russian legal entity after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. — tg_astrapress
Coverage (4 sources)
- Apple, Intel, and Arkady Volozh's New Company Stocks Found in the Wallets of a VGTRK Military Correspondent and United Russia Leader Yevgeny Poddubny — Дождь (Telegram)
- Russian 'military correspondent' and United Russia candidate Evgeny Poddubny invested in Apple and Nebius Group shares — ASTRA
- Foreign stocks found for 'military correspondent' Yevgeny Poddubny (who heads the ER list). Five years ago, Pavel Grudinin was removed from elections because of this — Meduza
- Military Correspondent Poddubny Found to Own Shares in Apple, Intel and Arkady Volozh's Company — SOTAvision
Key entities
- Evgeny Poddobny
- Apple
- Arkady Volozh
- Nebius Group
- Intel
- Commerzant
- United Russia
- Intel Corporation
- The Procter & Gamble
- Yandex
- State Duma
- CIC
- ER
- Apple Inc
- Pavel Grudinin
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