BP stands to make 'blood money' from its stake in Kremlin-backed oil giant Rosneft, Zelenskyy aide says
, the Ukrainian president's economic aide, Oleg Ustenko, accused the oil giant of profiting from its near-20% stake in holding in the Russian company.Following Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in February, BP
Despite sanctions, surging oil prices this year have helped Rosneft deliver bumper half-year profits of. Ustenko said that any funds BP received from the Russian company could not be justified. "BP was among the first of the oil majors to announce its intention to exit Russia by selling its stake in Rosneft, the Kremlin's oil company. Yet after nine months of Russian aggression, war crimes and the bombardment of civilian infrastructure, all funded and fueled by Russian oil, gas and coal, BP remains a shareholder in Rosneft."
"BP is exiting Russia, we have no intention of returning to 'business as usual'. Just three days after Russia's attack on Ukraine, BP announced that we will exit our shareholding in Rosneft and other businesses in Russia – we said the attack was 'a fundamental change.' This is still our position," the spokesperson added.
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