Potanin urged not to discriminate those who left the Russian Federation – Rosbalt

Russian businessman, head of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, suggested “not pushing away” the Russians who left the country after the start of the NWO in Ukraine. According to RBC, the owner of the second place in the Forbes rating criticized the idea to confiscate their property and not let them into the country.

“People left, they probably had some reasons for this. They were confused about what was happening. But most of them continue to work for our country, economy, companies. Some of them will return, some will not. Why push them away and drive? They will be hired by other companies, they are not made with a finger. This is our strength, not weakness, their brains, the ability to produce a product, which, by the way, we are sorely lacking, ”Potanin said, commenting on the mass departure of programmers from the Russian Federation.

Potanin reminded that in Russia own software is about 20%, and the rest has to be borrowed from other countries. According to the billionaire, in order to close this gap, the country needs “left”. “When we talk about what resources will be used to restore the damage that sanctions have caused to our country, we will restore it primarily at the expense of people who are able to do it.”

He also urged respect for “perhaps more patriotic people do not like beliefs” and stressed the need to be tolerant.

“In general, we need to put an end to this demagoguery. People who harm and damage our country here or there must be judged, proved guilty and punished accordingly according to the law. And those who think differently should be judged by their contribution to the common cause. These guys who left, they make a contribution, they make their own product, which we really need. I would not discriminate them at all, at least for a sufficiently long period of time. The situation is acute, unusual… These young people are also losing their ideas about how the world works,” Potanin said.