Russia-Ukraine war: fierce fighting in Sievierdonetsk, as EU to decide on Ukraine candidacy – live
A really interesting story here from AFP, on Dmytro Firtash, a sanctioned Ukrainian oligarch who says he now supporting the war effort.
A one-time ally of ousted pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, Firtash, who is currently in Austria and fighting extradition to the US on bribery accusations, has a controversial history. In June 2021, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree imposing sanctions on Firtash, including the freezing of his assets and withdrawal of licences from his companies, after accusing him of selling titanium products to Russian military companies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin “is never going to come out victorious... No matter what happens, Russia will lose,” Firtash said in an NBC News interview in April. He had to pay bail of 125 million euros - reportedly a record high for Austria - and has since not been able to leave the country. Austria’s supreme court ruled in 2019 that he could be extradited. But Firtash is still fighting the extradition and can remain in Austria while court proceedings continue.
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