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world news Diasabra 26 Maart 2022

Some prominent Russians quit jobs, refuse to support war

(AP) — The resignation bais, 66, who was the archi- kill hopes and aspirations,
of a senior Russian gov- tect of Yeltsin’s privatization freeze or destroy relation-
ernment official and his campaign. The reports, citing ships and connections. In-
reported move abroad anonymous sources, said he cluding this war,” he said.
wasn’t the first voluntary stepped down because of the
departure of a person war. He hasn’t publicly com- Dvorkovich added that FIDE
from a state job since the mented on his resignation. was “making sure there are
start of Russia’s war with no official chess activities in
Ukraine, but it certainly Under Yeltsin, Chubais re- Russia or Belarus, and that
was one of the most strik- portedly recommended the players are not allowed to
ing. administration hire Putin, a represent Russia or Belarus in
move that was widely seen as official or rated events until
Anatoly Chubais, who was an important stepping stone the war is over and Ukrainian
President Vladimir Putin’s in Putin’s career. Putin be- players are back in chess.”
envoy to international orga- came president of Russia in
nizations on sustainable de- 2000, when Yeltsin stepped FIDE banned a top Russian
velopment, is well known in down. player for six months for his
Russia. He held high profile vocal support of Putin and any more work.” the invasion. This week, she
posts for nearly three de- Chubais also was deputy the invasion. gave a news conference in
cades, beginning under Boris prime minister from 1994 to Gildeyeva said news cover- Paris confirming the reports
Yeltsin, the first post-Soviet 1996 and first deputy prime Two days after Dvorkovich’s age on state TV channels and explaining her decision.
leader. minister from 1997-98. comments, a top official in was tightly controlled by the
the United Russia party de- authorities, with channels “We have come to a point
A number of public figures The Russian business news- manded that he be fired as getting orders from officials. when on TV, on the news,
have condemned the inva- paper Kommersant reported chair of the state-backed She admitted to going along we’re seeing the story of only
sion of Ukraine and left their Wednesday that Chubais was Skolkovo Foundation. Last with it since 2014, when one person — or the group
posts at state-run institutions seen in Istanbul this week week, the foundation report- Russia annexed Crimea and of people around him. All
and companies, which could and ran a photo of a man re- ed that Dvorkovich decided began supporting a separatist we see are those in power.
signal divisions in Russia’s sembling him at a Turkish to step down. insurgency in Ukraine. In our news, we don’t have
official ranks over the war. So ATM. Since the start of the the country. In our news, we
far there have been no indi- invasion, Istanbul has taken Lilia Gildeyeva “When you gradually give in don’t have Russia,” Agalako-
cations that the resignations in many Russians looking to Lilia Gildeyeva was a long- to yourself, you don’t notice va said.
have reached into Putin’s in- relocate. time anchor at the state- the depth of the fall. And at
ner circle. funded NTV channel, which some point, you find yourself Referring to the 2014 an-
Arkady Dvorkovich for two decades has carefully face to face with the picture nexation of Crimea and the
The handful of departures Arkady Dvorkovich once toed the Kremlin line. She that leads to Feb. 24,” she support of the separatists in
came as Putin blasted those served as Russia’s deputy quit the job and left Russia said. Ukraine, she said that she
opposing his course as “scum prime minister and is cur- shortly after the invasion. “could not hide from the pro-
and traitors,” which Russian rently chairman of the Inter- Zhanna Agalakova paganda anymore,” even as a
society would spit out “like a national Chess Federation, or She told the independent Zhanna Agalakova was a foreign correspondent. Agal-
gnat.” FIDE. He criticized the war news site The Insider this journalist for another state- akova said she had to “only
with Ukraine in comments week that she decided “to run TV channel, Channel talk about the bad things hap-
Some of the high-profile fig- made to Mother Jones maga- stop all this” on the first day One, spending more than 20 pening in the U.S.”
ures who have turned their zine on March 14 and came of the Feb. 24 invasion. years there and working as an
backs on the Kremlin be- under fire from the Krem- anchor and then a correspon- “My reports didn’t contain
cause of the war: lin’s ruling party. “It was an immediate ner- dent in Paris, New York and lies, but that’s exactly how
vous breakdown,” she said. other Western countries. propaganda works: You take
Anatoly Chubais “Wars are the worst things “For several days I couldn’t reliable facts, mix them up,
On Wednesday, the Krem- one might face in life. Any pull myself together. The de- News reports about Agala- and a big lie comes together.
lin confirmed media reports war. Anywhere. Wars do not cision was probably obvious kova quitting her job began Facts are true, but their mix is
about the resignation of Chu- just kill priceless lives. Wars right away. There won’t be emerging three weeks after propaganda,” she said.

Spain: Truckers get gas price cut, but some still strike

(AP) — Spain’s govern- ing from high gas prices, helped drive gas prices high- would also provide 450 mil- tion companies engage in
ment and the country’s but self-employed truck- er in Europe, making it more lion euros ($495 million) in unfair competition, forcing
main trucking federations ers said Friday they would expensive for truckers to fuel direct financial aid to road down the prices for freight,
have reached an agree- continue a 12-day strike. their vehicles. haulage businesses, as well as and is seeking better working
ment on financial help for special credit terms. conditions for truckers, in-
an industry that is hurt- Russia’s war in Ukraine has After 12 hours of negotiations cluding retirement at age 60.
that ended after midnight, The Platform for the De-
the Socialist-led government fense of the Road Transport “After 12 days we’re not go-
announced it is discounting Sector, which is not affiliated ing to throw in the towel. It’s
0.20 euros ($0.22) per liter with Spain’s larger national now or never,” the Platform
of gas for truckers as part of trucking associations or road said on its Facebook page.
a package of measures worth haulage companies and does
more than 1 billion euros not sit at the sector’s negoti- The strike has disrupted sup-
($1.1 billion). A liter of gas ating table with the govern- ply chains and brought scat-
for truckers currently costs ment, called on its members tered shortages at stores of
around 1.80 euros ($2). to continue their strike and to fresh products, such as veg-
attend a street protest in Ma- etables, milk and fish. Thou-
Spanish Transport Minister drid on Friday. sands of police have escorted
Raquel Sánchez said the dis- truck convoys and arrested
count would translate into The group said it would not picketers trying to stop work-
savings of around 700 euros budge from its demands, ing truckers.
($771) a month per truck. which go beyond gas prices.
The government said it It claims that large distribu-