He noted that the accident "explainably provoked a storm of public indignation and criticism," however, "this should not lead to the formation of hasty conclusions and the adoption of unreasonable actions."

According to him, Norilsk Nickel’s CEO Vladimir Potanin is an experienced professional and competent manager who “will find the right solutions to quickly resolve this situation and prevent the recurrence of such scenarios in the future.”

“The sweeping calls for the nationalization of the largest private enterprise, trampling the businessman’s reputation in the mud, as well as public calls by some government officials to use the investigating authorities to change the owners and management of the company form a dangerous precedent,” RIA Novosti quotes Prokhorova.

Earlier it was reported that Potanin’s fortune declined by $ 1.5 billion per day.

On May 29, diesel fuel spilled at the CHPP-3 owned by Norilsk Nickel. According to prosecutors, the area of ​​pollution amounted to 180 thousand square meters. m

On June 3, Russian leader Vladimir Putin was outraged by the untimely reporting of an emergency.