Accepted by both parties, the Russian billionaire participates in the negotiations informally since the beginning of March.
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Tuesday, March 29, during the Urkraino-Russian talks of Istanbul, the surprise of the day was to see Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire sanctioned by the European Union and the United Kingdom because of its proximity to Vladimir Putin , appear on the stage, in the role of the diplomatic mediator.
Overview Upon the opening of the meeting alongside the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his diplomatic adviser Ibrahim Kalin, Mr. Abramovich seemed perfectly at ease, saluting the negotiators. His role has been clarified a few hours later by Dmitri Peskov, the spokesman for the Russian President, who described the oligarch of “mediator” informal, accepted “by both parties”.