Report: Potanin opposes ‘shootout’ for control of Norilsk Nickel

MOSCOW, Apr 13 (PRIME) -- Vladimir Potanin, one of major shareholders of Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel, had rejected a so-called ‘shootout’ for control over the company before the U.S. imposed sanctions against co-owner Oleg Deripaska, he said in an interview with The Financial Times released on Friday.

“The destiny of a company like Norilsk Nickel, of that significance to the country’s economy, should not be solved with a game of roulette… It is a bit insulting for people working there. Politically, economically, financially; it is an unacceptable way of resolving this situation,” Potanin said.

On April 6, the U.S. imposed sanctions against 38 Russian tycoons, officials and companies including Deripaska.

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