for a peaceful resolution in a letter to staff at NLMK, writing that "Lost lives are always a huge tragedy that is impossible to justify. I am convinced that peaceful diplomatic conflict resolution is always preferable to the use of force." However, in September 2022 it was claimed that NLMK had supplied materials to Russian firms involved in nuclear weapon development, and that tankers owned by Lisin had participated in evading EU sanctions by trans-shipping oil at sea to EU-registered vessels. In October 2022, the US was urged to sanction Lisin. See also List of Russian billionaires References External link Living people Russian businesspeople in metals Russian oligarchs Russian billionaires 1956 births Russian Orthodox Christians from Russia Russian mining businesspeople People from Ivanovo Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine