Silicon Valley's Richest Russian Renounces Citizenship After War

The Russian-born billionaire has distanced himself from the Kremlin since the start of the Ukraine war.

Yuri Milner

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Yuri Milner, Silicon Valley’s wealthiest Russian, said on Monday that he had renounced his Russian citizenship.

Milner completed the process in August, according to a post on his venture firm DST Global’s website, which addresses its “background in relation to Russia”—a topic that’s become controversial following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.