Andrey Melnichenko, a Russian billionaire under sanctions by the United States and Europe over his supposed ties to the Kremlin, speaks throughout an interview with The Associated Press at a hotel throughout the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 16,2022 He stated he was not amazed by demonstrations versus his nation at the top, however firmly insists that Russia wishes to stay engaged on the problem of worldwide warming due to the fact that it deeply impacts the country. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) The Associated Press By FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP)– A Russian billionaire under sanctions by the United States and Europe over his supposed ties to the Kremlin stated Wednesday that he was not shocked by demonstrations versus his nation at this year’s U.N. environment talks, however firmly insisted that Russia wishes to stay engaged on the problem of international warming since it deeply impacts the country. Andrey Melnichenko, who heads the environment policy panel of Russian company lobby group RSPP, informed The Associated Press that “despite the extremely awful minute which all of us experience now, we will get involved, we will observe” at the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Pro-Ukraine activists interrupted the start of an occasion hosted by the Russian delegation at the environment talks Tuesday prior to being accompanied out by security personnel. “I wasn’t shocked,” stated Melnichenko, who was speaking on the panel together with Russian delegates. “What’s so unexpected? That there are individuals who are deeply worried about what’s occurring in Ukraine and wish to make their viewpoint understood?” Political Cartoons on World Leaders Political Cartoons “I entirely 100% comprehend that,” he stated. His remarks, while not straight crucial of Russia’s intrusion of Ukraine, show a more nuanced view of the bloody dispute than the main Kremlin line, which explains the war as a “unique military operation.” Considering that late February the war has actually ravaged Ukraine, with bombs and shelling annihilating towns and cities and eliminating thousands. The war has actually led to a raft of sanctions being troubled Russian authorities and popular businesspeople connected to the Kremlin. Melnichenko– who now resides in Dubai– slammed Western sanctions on Russia, which he stated were used without regard for possible repercussions, such as the result limitations on fertilizer exports would have on worldwide food rates and Russia’s efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Russia is the world’s biggest exporter of f
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