The State Duma of the Russian Federation did not consider today the issue “On illegal financing of Ukrainian security forces in the ATO zone by Alfa-Bank structures.” A deputy from the United Russia party, Evgeny Fedorov, suggested submitting a corresponding request to the Prosecutor General's Office, the FSB and the Investigative Committee. The day before, the United Russia faction announced its support.
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However, today Fedorov asked to remove the issue from the agenda, explaining this by the need to study additional materials received. This may be due to the fact that the day before Alba-Bank Ukraine issued a statement in which it denied its participation in financing the ATO.
Fedorov’s initiative was based on information on the Internet “In the ATO zone, Alfa Bank pays salaries to Ukrainian soldiers.” In it, with reference to an expert in the Ukrainian banking sector, Mikhail Strelnikov, it was reported that in the ATO zone, Ukrainian military personnel receive wages through Alfa Bank branches.
Alfa-Bank Ukraine is not a subsidiary of the Russian Alfa-Bank, but both of these banks have a common controlling shareholder - Luxembourg ABH Holdings SA The beneficiaries of this company are Mikhail Fridman (36,47%), German Khan (23,27%), Alexey Kuzmichev (18,12%), Peter Aven (13,76%), Andrei Kosogov (4,08%) and The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research (4,3%, before this share was owned by Alex Knaster).
Mikhail Fridman is a founder and member of the Bureau of the Presidium of the Russian Jewish Congress, a member of the National Council on Corporate Governance, the International Advisory Council on Foreign Relations (USA). In May 2016, he announced his intention to spend almost all of his fortune on charity. Provides significant support to Jewish initiatives in Russia and Europe. Friedman, in particular, makes a major contribution to the activities of the European Jewish Fund, a non-governmental organization promoting the development of European Jewry and the promotion of tolerance and mutual respect in Europe.