Lhe news caused a stir in Paris, Brussels… and Moscow. On December 23, the name of former French Prime Minister François Fillon appears in the list of independent directors of Sibur, a Russian petrochemical giant. A group controlled in particular by Leonid Mikhelson, one of the richest oligarchs in Russia, and Gennady Timchenko, a close friend of Putin. A new allocation for the former French presidential candidate, who also appears on the board of directors of Zaroubejneft, a Russian state company specializing in the development and exploitation of hydrocarbon deposits, especially abroad. At the time, his decree of appointment was signed by Mikhail Michoustine, the president of the Russian government.
The name of François Fillon appears …
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