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The Russian businessman and the head of the Safmar group Mikhail Gutseriev got into the sanctions …

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The Russian businessman and the head of the Safmar group Mikhail Gutseriev were on the EU sanctions list for the support of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The document states that Gutseriev is a longtime friend of Alexander Lukashenko and, thanks to this, “accumulated significant wealth and influence among the political elite” of the republic.
What the EU explained against Mikhail Gutseriev:

During the energy crisis between Belarus and Russia, in early 2020, only Safmar delivered raw materials to the Belarusian refinery from Russian companies.

Mikhail Gutseriev owns the company Slavykaliy, which is building a non -zhinsky mining and processing plant for the production of potassium chloride on the basis of the Starobinsky potassium site near Lyubanya. This is the largest investment in Belarusia in the amount of $ 2 billion.

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Also, Mr. Gutseriev in Belarus has refueling stations and oil depot “Slavneft”, a hotel, a business center and the airport terminal in Minsk.

Alexander Lukashenko defended Mikhail Gutseriev after a criminal case was instituted in Russia, and also thanked for financial contributions for charity and billionth investments in the republic. It is alleged that the businessman gave the president “luxurious gifts”.

Mikhail Gutseriev is the owner of the residence, which de facto belongs to Mr. Lukashenko, and was also present at his secret inauguration on September 23, 2020.

In October 2020, gentlemen Lukashenko and Gutseriev, both appeared at the opening of the Orthodox Church, which the latter sponsored.

Also, citing the media, it is stated that in August 2020, Russian journalists arrived on the replacement of the striking employees of the Belarusian media on the aircraft of Mr. Gutseriev’s aircraft. They settled the Russians in the Minsk Renaissance Hotel, owned by Mikhail Gutseriev.

“Thus, Mikhail Gutseriev benefits from the Lukashenko regime and supports it,” the document says.

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