A company owned by Ukraine's wealthiest man has engaged a top D.C. public affairs firm to press U.S. policymakers to address Russia's theft of the country's natural resources, records show.
in Mariupol, where entrenched Ukrainian forces battled Russia for over a month before surrendering in May.In Washington, Akhmetov's company, SCM Consulting Limited, has hired the DCI Group to press for U.S. government action, according toDCI will work "to expose the ongoing theft of Ukrainian steel, grain, and minerals by Russia, and to advocate for policies that will halt the trade in stolen Ukrainian steel, grain and minerals," the firm told the Justice Department.
A DCI spokesperson declined to provide additional details on its work, but said it's "an important geopolitical issue and we're proud to partner with SCM on it."The Russian invasion, and its military's seizure of large segments of Ukrainian territory, has stunted Ukrainian production of goods including steel, coal and grain.Between the lines:
Akhmetov accuses Russian forces of illegally seizing Ukrainian steel and other goods to mitigate its own supply shortages resulting from widespread economic and export sanctions. His ECHR lawsuit, Akhmetov said in a statement, "is one of the first international legal steps against Russia to stop their ongoing crimes, destruction of the Ukrainian economy and the plundering of Ukrainian assets."The U.S. and Europe have already imposed unprecedented sanctions on the Russian economy and top government officials.
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