This is stated in the decree published on the portal of legal information.

“To satisfy the application for renunciation of the citizenship of the Russian Federation by the following persons: Vardanyan Ruben Karlenovich, born on May 25, 1968 in Armenia,” the document says.

In addition, Putin granted a request to renounce Russian citizenship by a British businessman of Russian origin, Konstantin Sidorov.

On September 1, billionaire businessman Ruben Vardanyan announced his decision to renounce Russian citizenship and move to the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.