{"id":202822,"date":"2026-09-08T14:23:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/202822\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T14:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:23:42","slug":"visiting-russian-billionaire-meets-with-lukasenka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/202822\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Russian billionaire meets with \u0141uka\u0161enka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 8, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin, who is visiting Belarus, had a meeting with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka on September 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s press office, the Belarusian ruler played up the potential of cooperation with Potanin\u2019s Interros, a major private investment holding company that manages a diversified portfolio spanning metals and mining, banking and finance, real estate development, and high-tech venture investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka described Potanin as a multicompetent person, saying that he is interested in tire production projects with Bie\u0142\u0161yna (Belshina), the maintenance and manufacture of new machinery in Russia\u2019s Krasnoyarsk province as well as humanitarian and IT cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 7, Potanin reportedly signed a cooperation agreement with Belarusian mining dump truck maker BelAZ that provides for establishing a joint repair and maintenance company for underground mining equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forbes ranked Vladimir Potanin Russia\u2019s fifth wealthiest person last year, with an estimated net worth of $24.2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early June, another Russian business tycoon, Dmitry Mazepin, visited Belarus. Following his meeting with \u0141uka\u0161enka on June 3, state television channel Belarus One<\/em> reported that he plans to build a small plant in Belarus to produce water-soluble fertilizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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