Director Serebrennikov called for the lifting of sanctions against Roman Abramovich

DIRECTOR Kirill Serebrennikov, during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival, called for the lifting of sanctions against billionaire Roman. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

According to the director, Abramovich has long supported the development of Russian independent cinema. “We must lift the sanctions against Abramovich. He has been helping contemporary art for a long time. These are not propaganda films, quite the contrary,” Serebrennikov said.

RBC sent a request to a representative of Roman Abramovich.

Abramovich's falling under the sanctions of the UK and the EU was the countries' response to Russia's actions in Ukraine. According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States did not begin to impose sanctions against Abramovich after them after consultations between Joe Biden and Vladimir Zelensky. As the newspaper reported, Washington was preparing to announce restrictions against the businessman, but abstained because of his possible role in the negotiations between RUSSIA and Ukraine.

Abramovich's fortune, according to FORBES, is $ 6.9 billion, he ranks 17th in the ranking of the richest businessmen in Russia. In the ranking of the richest people on the planet Real Time Billionaires, which is compiled by Forbes, he is on the 219th line.