- February 19, 2015
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The former head of Menatep Platon Lebedev, convicted in the Yukos case and released a year ago on the freedom of the Supreme Court, called on Russian business to achieve the lifting of sanctions on food imports from Western countries and said he believes Michael Khodorkovsky unless interim president.
at the Lebedev said that he would not engage in political activities, and intends to engage in international investment business.
The press conference was held at the Theatre Lebedev Stas Namin Neskuchnii garden – Lebedev was sitting on the stage, lit by the light of a theater, and the journalists were located in almost completely dark room. Everyone was wondering was a beam of light directed at the middle of the room, where there was a microphone.
Lebedev said that now his work restrains formality – it does not have a passport, which he did not give in connection with the outstanding claim under the first sentence of 17 billion rubles.
When This, according to him, this action was declared illegal by the European Court of Human Rights, Russia has not appealed the decision, and the police admitted that the debts on the lawsuit no.
Lebedev said he did not think the current economic the situation in the Russian crisis, given the quite reasonable, he said, the world oil prices.
The former head of Menatep believes that the recovery of the economy, the Russian government should repeal the sanctions imposed by them, and then try to find investors that are not so hard to do.
“The crisis in the minds of”
This paraphrased quote from Mikhail Bulgakov Lebedev began answer to the question about the economic situation in Russia.
What kind of crisis now, when the $ 60 per barrel ? The average cost of oil production in Russia – from five to seven dollars. Everything else – the fiscal burden, taxes and transportation
According to him, no objective reason to believe the current conditions there is no crisis at least so because that the price of oil – which is traditionally considered a factor in determining the health status of the Russian economy – is not extremely low.
According to Lebedev, a major crisis in Russia at this price of oil simply can not be.
“I believe that there are people who remember what we had in 1995, 97, 98th, and so on, respectively. You remember what a price of $ 60 per barrel for those periods. This a fairy tale. What a crisis now, when $ 60 a barrel? [...] The average cost of oil production in Russia – from five to seven dollars. All the rest – the fiscal burden, taxes and transportation, “- he said.
Lebedev believes that the cause of the economic difficulties in Russia can be “loss of professionalism, a certain degradation that occurs in public administration and in the management of commercial structures”.
“We need professional skill to live on $ 60 per barrel, “- said Lebedev.
Return investors
Platon Lebedev said that, in his opinion, to improve the economic situation is necessary before all canceled entirely Russian retaliatory sanctions, which closed the market for certain foreign goods.
In this activity, according to Lebedev, should primarily be representatives of the Russian business.
The world is competitive, it is contradictory, even coming from those countries that have imposed sanctions. Not going anywhere
“The main objective of the business in the Russian Federation – by being smart, intelligent and professional. Use every opportunity to persuade, including foreign investors, to work with the Russian Federation “, – he said.
According to him, Russia is easy to find investors willing to invest money in it, even in the current difficult international situation.
“The world is competitive, it is contradictory, even coming from those countries that have imposed sanctions. are not going anywhere,” – he said.
Where shadow cabinet?
Asked about the state of the Russian political opposition, Platon Lebedev said that in Russia there.
No one can not see the president. I do not track this question specifically, but if he saw at once would say. Mikhail Borisovich would be appropriate in place of a transitional institution
“What the government opposition? Who is the Prime Minister, who is the Minister Defense, who is chairman of the Supreme Court, who is the chairman of the central bank, who is the Minister of Finance, Ministry of Economic Development who? “- he said, adding that as soon learns about such people, it will be on view them.
Lebedev tale that the Russian press often perceived as criticism of the opposition, which, according to him, is wrong.
He also said that he does not see any person in Russian politics, which could in the future become president.
“No one can not see the president. I do not keep track of this issue specifically, but if he saw at once would say. Mikhail Borisovich [Khodorkovsky] would be appropriate to place some sort of transitional institutions,” – he said.
“For a long time do not see it: Michael is very good as a crisis manager, and for a long time, I think, not his environment” – added Platon Lebedev.
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