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" Building companies involves creating great wealth. If that means I am an oligarch, OK, it's fine. But if being an oligarch is about buying football clubs, it is not for me. "

Alexei Mordashov

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" It is a very big exaggeration to say I am a friend of Mr. Putin. "

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" Well... I graduated from the business school of Northumberland University in Newcastle. "

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" My wealth is reflected in the price of Severstal, and the number of shares I have in my possession doesn't have any impact on the company. "

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" In a literal sense, even a private company, of course, cannot do everything that it wants without some discussion with government. As a good corporate citizen, Severstal discussed the idea of a merger with Arcelor with the Russian government. "

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" Russia is not a homogenous country; it's a very fragmented country. "

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" I don't have any opinions about Russians. There are celebrity persons in each country. Different people do different things. "

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" The future is in green energy; it's in making steel for energy-efficient cars. "

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" Regarding our links with the Russian government, Severstal is a private company with no government participation. We are answerable to our shareholders. "

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" The steel business is a local business. We do believe in the U.S. economy and would like to have a strong, balanced presence here. "

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