One of Russia's richest oligarchs and a close confidant of Vladimir Putin has blasted plans to seize foreign assets, comparing it to the 1917 Communist Revolution
Vladimir Potanin said Russia should not 'slam the door' to Western companies. The head of Nornickel said seizing assets would take the country back 100 years. Vladimir Putin is weighing up how to respond to harsh Western sanctions.
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