I Established My Bank In 1988.

I Knew President Yeltsin Well. He Would Never Have Tolerated Government Officials Demonstratively Showing Off The Millions They Acquired Through Corruption, The Way It's Done Today.

Putin Regards Me As The Most Dangerous Person, And When They Were Releasing Me From Jail, The Only Condition Was That I Leave The Country. And When They Did Push Me Out Of The Country, To Make Sure That I Wouldn't Come Back, They Opened Up A Criminal Case Against Me - A New One.

Large Companies Cannot Finance Political Parties As Their Shareholders And Employees Have Different Political Views.

And So, Now Things That Are Important Are, For Example, The Upcoming Elections. It's Important That Society Demonstrate That It Is Not Pretending That These Elections Are Elections.

By Equating Putin And Russia, You Are Creating A Situation That's The Opposite Of What You Would Like To Have Happen.