Co-founder of Yandex – Russia's Google clone – denounces war on Ukraine
Arkady Volozh, co-founder of Russian Google analog Yandex, has denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine.he is"categorically against Russia's barbaric invasion of Ukraine" and"horrified" by the bombs flying into homes each day.
"There were many reasons why I had to remain silent. One can argue about the timeliness of my statement, but not about its essence. I am against war," said Volozh in his Thursday statement, which came over 17 months after the February 24, 2022, invasion. The former CEO has not lived in Russia since 2014, when he moved to Israel to work on projects affiliated with Yandex. He said in February 2022"the world changed, and I realized that my story with Yandex was over." And according to his
, Volozh"stepped down from his positions as CEO and board member of Yandex N.V. after serving as CEO for 25 years" in June of 2022.to a European Union entity list for supporting the Russian government either materially or financially as founder and CEO of his company. At the time he was also accused of promoting state media narratives and manipulating content critical of the Kremlin.
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