Russian official criticizes the war and is considered a traitor

Arkady Dvorkovich, former deputy prime minister and director of the Skolkovo innovation center, openly criticized the government of Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine. For this reason, the Russian government considers him a traitor.

For his part, Andréi Turchak, secretary general of United Russia, questioned Dvorkovich's position and pointed out that "while Russian citizens with weapons in their hands are fighting for the homeland and the Russian people, others have taken sides with the enemy and defend their interests. ".

According to Turchak, in Russia a kind of "self-purification" of society will begin to purge the director of the Skolkovo innovation center.

Resignation of office

Faced with pressure from the ruling party and strong criticism from some senior Russian officials, Dvorkovich decided to resign from the position he currently held, thus separating himself from the Russian government.

The decision to raise the voice of protest is not only due to the lives that have been lost during the war, but also because of the sanctions against Moscow, the Russian chess delegation from international competitions has been disincorporated.

Likewise, he assured that he was in a safe place together with his entire family and reiterated that it is necessary to establish peace between the two countries, and lamented the death of Russian and Ukrainian citizens, who have been in clashes for 8 years.

It should be noted that Dvorkovich is very close to former President Dmitri Medvedev, Putin's predecessor and current deputy head of the Russian Security Council and who has also endorsed the war in Ukraine.